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HISTORICAL SKETCH 



TOWN OF HANOVER, MASS. 



FAMILY GENEALOGIES. 



BY JOHN S. ^ARRY, 

AUTHOR OF " RECORDS OF THE STETSON FAMILY." 



BOSTON: 

PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR BV SAMUEL G. DRAKE, 15 BRATTLE ST, 

BAZm & CHAXDLER, PRINTERS, 37 CORNHILL. 

ENGRAVINGS BY BAKER, SMITH AND ANDREW, 46 COURT ST. 

1853. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 

Early settlement of the territoiy, in connection with that of Scituate — In- 
corporation of the Town, and present boundaries — Remonstrance of 
Abington — Acquiescence of Scituate — Ancient boundaries — Family 
locations previous to the Revolution. 9-27 

CHAPTER II. 

NATUBAL HISTORY. 

Geology of the Town — Forests, ancient and modern, with their products, 
value and uses — Herbaceous Plants — Birds, &c. — Laws for their des- 
truction, and argument for their preservation — Wild and Domestic 
Fruits — Ancient Sheep Husbandry, and the Culture of Flax, Wheat, &c. 
Materials for improving the soil — Indications of progress. 28-41 

CHAPTER III. 

INDIANS. 

Names of the seven principal tribes — Chikatabut's possessions — Indian 
Deed of Scituate — Manners and customs ot the natives — Stature, 
clothing, money, weapons, dwellings, food, &c. — Dishes at the first meet- 
ing of the Old Colony Club — Philip's War — Reminiscenses of the la 
diaDS of Hanover — Changes which have taken place since those dayg. 42-53 

CHAPTER IV. 

ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 

Provisions for the support of Public worship — Erection of the Jirst meeting 
house in Hanover — Its appearance — Gathering of the worshippers — 
Settlement of Mr. Bass — Seating the house — Communion service — 
Insubordination of the youth — Sternhold and Hopkins' Hymns — De- 
cease of Mr. Bass — His character — Settlement of Mr. Baldwin — Gift 
of a parsonage — Erection of the second meetinghouse — Its appearance 
— Decease of Mr. Baldwin — Sketch of his life — Attempt to settle Mr. 
Litchfield — Settlement of Mr. Mellen — First Bell — Painting the house, 
and other repairs — Withdrawal of Mr. Mellen — His decease — Sketch 
of his life, and list of his publications — Settlement of Mr. Chaddock — 
Withdrawal — Sketch of his life — Settlement of Mr. Chapin — Sketch 
of his life — Settlement of Mr. Smith — His life and writings — Erection 
of the third meeting house — Settlement of Mr. Duncan. 54-74 



iv CONTENTS. 

CHAPTER V. 

ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY CONTIJCFED. 

Establishment of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate — First meetinghouse 

— Mr. Davenport's ministry — Mr. Brockwell's — Mr. Thompson's — 
Sketch of his descendants — Mr. Wheeler's ministry — Removal of the 
Church to Hanover — Erection of a New Meeting House — Rectorship of 
Messrs. Cooper, Wolcott, Appleton, Greenleaf, and Cutler — Establish- 
ment of a Society in the Northerly part of Hanover, and Westerly part of 
Scituate Incorporation as a Universalist Society — Sketch of its history 

— History of the Baptist Society. 75-84 

CHAPTER VI. 

EDUCATION. 

Earlv laws for the support of education — Our Common School System — 
'schoolmasters— Schools established in Hanover — Mr. Fitzgerald — Jo- 
seph Cushing — Luke Stetson — Sketch from 1750 to 1840 — Table of 
appropriations — Academy. Mr. Chaddock's — Removal to the Four . 
Corners — Second building — New Editice, built in 1852 — Proprietors 
Lawyers — Physicians — Graduates. 85-101 

CHAPTER VII. 

MILITART HISTORY. 

Military training of our ancestors — Town's stock of powder, &c. — Expe- 
dition to the Spanish West Indies — Expedition to Cape Breton — French 
Neutrals — French War, with extracts from the Muster Rolls. 102-107 

CHAPTER VIII. 

INCIDENTS OF THE REVOLUTION. 

Causes of the Revolution — Stamp Act — Convention in Boston — Ply- 
mouth County Convention — Provincial Congresses — Preparations for 
defence — Minute men — Provincial Treasurer chosen — Committees of 
gafetv — Boston Port Bill — Tories, and the Ruggles Covenant — Bal- 
four's' troops — Commencement of hostilities — Sea coast guards — Gen- 
eral Washington assumes the command of the Army — Station of the 
army — Operations for 1776 — Entrenchment on Dorchester heights — 
Evacuation of Boston — Alarm at Coliasset — Declaration of Independ- 
ence — Operations around Boston — ^lon for Triconderoga and for 
Rhode Island — Operations for 1777 — Committee of Safety — Prices 
for labor — Town's quota — Expedition to Rhode Island — Other mili- 
tary movements — Operations for 1778 — Quota of Shirts, &c. — State 
Constitution rejected — Enlistments for this year — Extracts from the Pay 
liolls — Operations for 1779 — Committee of Safety. &c. — Enlistments 

— Committee of Safety for 1780 — Military movements for the year — 
Depreciation of Currency — The dark hour — Movements for 1781 — In- 
cidents subsequent to the War. 108-130 

CHAPTER IX. 

MILITARY HISTORY CONTINUED. 

Military Companies subsequent to the Revolution — Hanover Artillery 
Company — Hanover Light Infantry — Hanover Rifle Company — War 
of 1812-^ List of Soldiers. 131-136 



CONTENTS. V 

CHAPTER X. 

MANUFACTURES AND TRADE. 

History of Manufactures in the town — Forg:es and Eurnaces — Bardin's, 
now the Curtis Forge — Barstow's, now Sylvester's Forge — Dyer's, now 
Perry's Tack Factory — Sketch of the Life of Col. Jesse Reed — The 
Drinkwater Works, now Bates and Holmes — Barker's Foundry — Sal- 
mond's Tack Works — Tolman's Mills — Saw and Grist Mills — Plough 
Manufacture, and Sketch of the Life of David Pronty — Other branches 
of Industry. 137-155 

CHAPTER XL 

SHIP BUILDING. 

Former and present state of the art of Ship-building in America — Materi- 
als for the construction of vessels — Massachusetts Enterprise — Ship- 
building on the North River — Yards in Pembroke — Yards in Hanover 

— The Barstows, Sylvesters, Sampsons, Clarks. Perrys, Eells, Paiges, 
Baileys, Smiths, Kingmans, Wings, Stockbridges, &c. — Obstructions in 
the River — Petitions to Congress for their removal — Decline of the 
business — Present condition of the village. 156-165 

CHAPTER XII. 

PROVISIONS FOB THE POOR TEMPERANCE CAUSE SLAVERY — BESTING 

PLACES FOR THE DEAD LONGEVITY. 

Provisions for the Poor — Poor kept by Friends — Selectmen to provide 
for them — Put out at Auction — Establishment of an Aims-House — 
Temperance Cause — Excise Bill of 1751 — Rum Trade at that date — 
Extracts from the Church Records Relative to the Excise Bill — Tem- 
perance Society formed in 1816 — Later History of the Cause — Slavery 
in New England — Owners of Slaves, from the Church and Town Rec- 
ords — Touching Incident — Burial Ground near the Centre of the Town 

— Gifts of Land by David Stockbridge, Esq., and by John Barstow, Esq., 

— Bvyial Ground at Snappet — Table of Longevity. 166-180 

CHAPTER XIIL 

Highways — Streets — Bridges — Ponds — Streams — and Landmarks. 181-192 

PART IL 
Family Genealogies. - - . . . 193 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



1. Residence of the late Capt. Joseph J. Whiting, (Frontispiece) 

2. First Central Meeting House -..-_. 57 

3. Second, and Present Central Meeting Houses - - . 65 

4. Old, and Present Episcopal Churches - - - - - 77 

5. Old, and Present Universalist Meeting Houses - - - 81 

6. Baptist Meeting House - 83 

7. Academy, at the Four Corners ------ 93 

8. The Curtis Forge 139 

and 10. Ancient and Modern Ploughs - - - - 148 and 149 

11. Ancient Ship, of the days of the Pilgrims - - - - 156 

12. Plan of the Ship yards 158 

13. Bailey Coat of Arms, and Autographs - - - - - 199 

14. The Baldwin House 206 

15. Residence of Capt. Seth Barker 207 

16. Jiarstow Coatof Arms 208 

17. Residence of Col. John B. Barstow 227 

18. Residence of Mr. Elisha Bass 244 

19. Bates Coat of Anus 245 

20. Curtis Coat of Arms 272 

21. Residence of Mr. George Curtis ------ 286 

22. The Judge Cushing House 290 

23. Residence ot Rev. Samuel Cutler 291 

24. Residence of Capt. Nathan Dwelley 299 

25. Residence of Mr. Charles Dyer 300 

26. Residence of J. T. Gardner, Esq. 312 

27. Residence of Dr. A. C. Garratt 313 

28. Jacobs Coat of Arms ^--J^- - --- .--- 319 

29. Josselyn Coat of Arms - - - - - - . 335 

30. Residence of Rev. R. L. Killam 348 

31. Likeness of Col. Jesse Reed ------- 3G3 

""32. Stetson Coat of Arms ------- 373 

33. Residence of ]Martln \V. Stetson 380 

34. Stockbrldge Coat of Arms - 384 

35. Studley CoAt of Arms - - 392 

36. Sylvester Coat of Arms 400 

37. Residence of ^Ir. John Sylvester - 404 

38. •' " " Michael Sylvester ----- 4O6 

39. " " " Robert Sylvester 407 

40. Whiton Coat of Arms - - . . - . 419 



INTRODUCTION. 



In sending forth the following work, to be subjected to the inspection and 
criticism of the public, the author is aware, that he assumes a great respon- 
sibility, inasmuch as every historical work, is to effect, for good or ill, the 
reputation of those who are named in its pages. For the manner in which 
this difficult task has been executed in the jareseut instance, it is hoped that 
but little cause of complaint will be found. Many thanks are due to those 
who have kindly aided my labors, and strenghtened my purposes. 

Valuable assistance has been derived from the Library of the Mass., and 
New England Historical Societies, and that of the State, the Records of 
Plymouth and Suffolk Counties, and from many published histories, and 
private manuscripts. If the work meets the approbation of the public, and 
if it is found to contain a faithful and impartial record of facts, the author 
will feel that his labor has not been in vain. Every attempt, however hum- 
ble, to rescue from oblivion the fast fading mementos of the past, is laud- 
able, and valuable ; and local histories, furnish the materials from which, 
hereafter, works of a more general character, will be written. That this 
work, imperfect as it is, may fill some niche in the "gallery of history," is 
all that the author can ask. 



ERRATA. 



A few errors have been discovered, in carrying the work through the press, 
the most important of which are here noted, for correction. 

Page 10. The date of the incorporation of Scit, should be 1636, not 1642, 
and it was strictly the 2nd town incorporated, as well as the 2nd settled, In 
Plymouth Colony. 

P. 14, line 7, read 42* 7', Instead of 40'' 7', 

P. 18, line 3, read son of William, instead of grandson. 

P. 19, line 16, read 1660, instead of 1690. 

P. 27, last line, read fjleanings instead of gleamings. 

P. 33, note, read 20 ft., instead of thirty. 

P. 50, line 21, read Winslov), instead of Winston. 

P. 56, line 35, read Isaac Buck, instead of Bush. 

P. 73, last line of the quotation, read frondes instead offondes. 

P. 264, last line, read records , instead of readers. 

P. 271, last line but one, note, read 1648 instead of 1748. 

P. 328, line 27, read p. 32, instead of 34. 

P. 311. The dates of birth, &c., in the family of Mr. Hiram Gardner, 
should be as follows: (by 2nd,) Charlotte S., May 17, 1842 ; An7ie R., Feb. 
8, 1844 ; George, May 12, 1845 ; Curtis, Nov. 2, 1846, d. Sept. 24, 1848 ; 
and Sarah C, Mar. 29, 1852. So says the wife of Mr. G. 

P. 374 The w. of Mr. Eben'r. Simmons, was of Little Compton, R. I., in- 
stead of Prov. ; and Mr. S. was a Lt, In the war of 1812, under the U. S. 
Gov't. His son Perez, was a member of the " SufTrag'e Convention,' as it 
is called, whilst in R. I., and In consequence of difficulties growing out of 
his sympathy with Mr. Dorr, he left the State, and settled in his native 
town. 



HISTORY OF HANOVER, MASS. 



CHAPTER I. 

*' O dark the scene and dreary, 

When here they set them down, 
Of storms and billows weary, 

And chilled with winter's frown. 
Deep moaned the forests to the wind, 

Lond howled the savage foe. 
While here their evening prayer arose, 

Two hundred years ago." Flint. 

Early settlement of the territory, in connexion with that of Scituate — Incorpora- 
tion of the Town, and present boundaries — Remonstrance of Abington — Ac- 
quiescence of Scituate — Ancient boundaries — Family locations previous to the 
Revolution. 

The Town of Hanover, whose history we propose to sketch in 
the following pages, was incorporated as late as 1727, or more 
than one hundred years after the landing of the Pilgrims ; but its 
territory was actually settled as early as 1649, or less than thirty 
years after the landing. Although its municipal age, therefore, 
may not be so great as that of many other towns in the county, 
yet its history may properly date back a century at least previous 
to its incorporation. 

The landing of the Pilgrims took place on Monday, December 
11th, 1620, Old Style, or December 21st, New Style, on the 
over memorable Kock at Plymouth : and this was the first suc- 
cessful settlement made in Massachusetts.' It was not till twelve 

1 Thacher'a History of Plymouth, p. 24. 



10 ' HISTORY OF HAXOVER. 

years after, or in 1632, that the first settlements were made 
in Daxbury,' and this town, which was incorporated in 1637, then 
embraced within its Umits the present towns of jNIarshfield, incor- 
porated in 1640 ; Bridgewater, incorporated in 1656, and cover- 
ing the territory included in North, East, West, and South 
Bridgewater, or Bridgewater proper ; * Abington, incorporated in 
1712 ; ^ and Pembroke, also incorporated in 1712, from which, in 
1820, the present town of Hanson was set off. 

Less than eight years after the landing of the Pilgi-ims, how- 
ever, or in 1628, settlements were made in Scituate ; and although 
this town was not incorporated imtil 1642, or five years after 
Duxbury, and two after ]\Iar3hfield, yet it properly ranks next to 
Plymouth in age, it having been the second town settled in the 
Plymouth Colony. 

The greater part of the present territory of Hanover originally 
belonged to Scituate, and so remained, until its erection into a 
township by itself. The early history of the town, therefore, is 
identified with, and strictly belongs to, that of Scituate. But it 
will not be necessary to enter into many details relating to the 
latter town. The history of Scituate has been published to the 
world ; and had we the disposition, it is doubtful if we could add 
much to Deane's excellent narrative. 

We shall content ourselves with a few brief notes ; and present 
these, more for the purpose of showing how, when, and by whom 
the territory and town of Hanover were first settled, than to re- 
write what has been once so ably written. 

As we just remarked, the first settlements were made in Scitu- 
ate eight years after the landing of the Pilgrims, or in 1628 ; and 
the names of these early settlers were William Gilson, Anthony 
Annablc, Thomas Bird, Nathaniel Tildcn, Edward Foster, Henry 
Rowley, and others, called " Men of Kent," probacy from their 
having come from the County of Kent in England.* K 

The first lots on record, granted in Scituate in 1633, were in 

1 "Winsor's Duxbury, p. 9. 

2 MitcheH's Bridgewater^ p. 10. 
sllobart's Abington, p. 35. 

4The name of this ancient town is found on the map in " Wood's Xcw 
■Englanirs Prospect," published in 1633, a copy of which is annexed to 
" Fowle's Outline Map of ^lassachusetts," hanging upon the walls of most 
*of our school-rooms. Also in Young's Chronicles of Massachusetts, p. 389. 



EARLY SETTLEMENT. 11 

that part of the town called Tlie Sarhor, and on the second cliff. 
The third cliff had been previously appropriated and occupied. 
In August, 1633, the inhabitants proceeded to lay out a regular 
village, allowing to no man more than four acres for a house lot, 
the proposition being " to build a compact street for purpose 
of mutual defence." ' This was called Kent Street, and led from 
the bridge at the harbor, easterly to the third cliff. Here houses 
were built ; and when, in 1634, the Rev. Mr. Lothrop, with thirty 
of his church, arrived from London, who were joined the same 
winter by others, some of whom were " Men of Kent," additional 
house lots were granted, and additional tenements reared. Deane 
suggests that these primitive houses were built of logs, and cover- 
ed with thatch cut from the sedges which grew profusely upon the 
neighboring marshes. But as it was " agreed upon by the whole 
Court, held the sixtli of January, 1627, that from henceforward no 
dwelhng-house was to be covered with any kind of thache, as straw, 
reed, &c., but with either board or pale, and the Hke to wit of all that 
were to be new built in the towne," we think it probable that most 
of the houses were covered with " board or pale."^ True, the law 
apphed to Plymouth only, when passed, but would be likely to be 
observed throughout the colony. And as the settlers of Scituate 
were many of them men of substance, they were not compelled 
by poverty to build their dwellings in the rudest form, though 
those of the poorer class may have been covered with thatch. 
Houses were built, however ; and here, for a series of years, 
dwelt in comparative seclusion, in their wilderness home, a race of 
men, many of whom had lived in far costlier habitations in the land 
of their nativity, and enjoyed advantages, for hterary cultm-e and 
social intercourse, far superior to what could be immediately ex 
pected in their new abode. 

But though the act of their coming here was to some ex- 
tent voluntary, yet it must have been with feeUngs of lone- 
liness and depression, in their thoughtful moods, that they 
looked out upon that broad ocean, stretching before them, not 
whitened as now with the sails of every clime, but expand- 
ing, a gulf of three thousand miles between them and th^' 

1 Deane's Scituate, p. 8. 2 Plymouth Colony Laws, p. 29. 



12 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

former home ; its waves, in the storm, lashing with furj the rock- 
bound coast, and striking terror to the mother's heart ; or in its 
milder moods, laving the shore with quiet murmurings, the more 
calculated to awaken in the saddened spirit emotions which find 
vent chieflv in sighs. Or as they looked behind, upon that broad 
forest, clothing plain and hill, where wild beasts prowled, and the 
Indian I'oamed, and not a sign or a token of civilized life appeared, 
and as thej felt their exposure to the deadly incursions of these 
hostile foes, iron wills must have been possessed by the men, and 
iron nerves have braced the gentler sex, else could they never 
have passed through the perils which surrounded them, and the 
dangers of their earlier days, with that calm composure and un- 
wavering trust which they ever displayed. 

But a life of privation, and hardship and toil, was encountered 
with cheerfulness, and endured without murmuring, for the praise- 
worthy object of permanently securing for themselves and their 
posterity, what they had never fully enjoyed on English soil, — a 
diffusive civil, and an enlightened religious liberty. Animated by 
this purpose, they moved steadily on, " fainting not for weakness, 
faltering not for pain," their tears and their blood watering the 
soil, and their lives yielded a willing sacrifice to the cause of free- 
dom! 

The boundaries of Scituate remained unsettled for some years. 
It was the practice of the Colony Court to make grants, from time 
to time, to new planters, as they requested it ; waiting until each 
settlement should become of sufficient magnitude to require cor- 
porate powers, before conferring the same. The " Conihasset 
Grant " was made in 1633, to four gentlemen, usually called 
" Merchant Adventurers of London ; " ' and in 1G37, the tract 
called " The Two Miles," now a part of Marshfield, was granted 
on the application of INIr. Timothy Ilatherly, and the Rev. Mr. 
Lothrop, accompanied by a Committee of fifteen of the prmcipal 
planters. * 

Finally, in 1642, by order of the Court, the general bounds of 
the town were fixed " on the westerly side vip the Indian Head 
lliver, to the Pond, which is the head of said River ; and from 

1 Deane's Scituate, p. 4. a Ibid, p. 7. 



EARLY SETTLEMENT. 13 

thence to Accord Pond ; and from tlience to the sea, bj the line 
that is the bound between Massachusetts and Plymouth." ' 

Upon this territory, which included the most of Hanover, the 
first settlers, with their descendants, and those who subsequently 
joined them, took up their abode, and spent their days, in the 
peaceful pursuit of agriculture, manufactures, and commerce, in- 
terrupted only by occasional periods of Indian warfare, during 
which, and especially in that bloody and protracted campaign 
which signalized Philip's war in 1676, much suffering was en- 
dured, many of their houses were destroyed, and many precious 
and valuable lives were lost. But of thsse matters we shaU have 
occasion to speak more at large hereafter. 

As we have already observed, the first settlements in Scituate 
proper, were at the harhor. But as years rolled on, and the 
country around was explored, and the population continued to in- 
crease, by internal growth and external additions, lands farther 
back from the shore began to be improved, and settlers pushed 
their way along up the windings of the North River, dotting its 
banks here and there with their simple dwellings, and spacious 
farms ; — occasionally varying the scene by the estabhshment of 
a ship-yard ; — and thence up the Indian Head, where forges and 
furnaces were erected from 1701 to 1710 ; and so back towards 
the colony line, and in the vicinity of the third Herring Brook, 
where were saAV and grist-mills, and farms of considerable extent ; 
until eventually, towards the close of the seventeenth century, a 
respectable number of busy and enterprising men were resident 
upon the territory now included in Hanover ; and during the first 
quarter of the eighteenth century, that number was so much en- 
larged, (the population amounting to nearly three hundred souls,) 
that the inhabitants began to think of petitioning to be incorpora- 
ted into a town by themselves ; and in 1727, their petition having 
been presented and carefully considered, their wishes were grati- 
fied, the new town took its place among the municipalities of the 
county, and received its name of Hanover, probably in compli- 
ment to the Duke of Hanover, who had lately been called to 
the English throne under the title of George the First. 

At present, the town is bounded on the North by Abington and 

1 Deane's Scituate, p. 1. 



14 HISTORY OF HAXOVER. 

South Scltuate ; on the East by South Scituatc ; on the South by 
Pembroke and Hanson ; and on the West by Abington. Its area 
is fifteen and one half sriuare miles, or nearly ten thousand acres. 
The latitude of the centre-meeting house, from the State Trigono- 
metrical Survey, is 42° 06' 49", and Ion. 70° 49' 13", and of the 
Town Hall, as laid down on the map published by ^h. Whiting, 
the lat. is 40° 7', and the Ion. 70° 50' 58". Distance from Bos- 
ton to the Four Corners, twenty-two miles ; from thence to Ply- 
mouth, fourteen miles. This was the thirteenth town established 
within the limits of the county ; and according to the census of 
1850, is ihQ fourteenth in point of population, and the fifteenth on 
the valuation list. Being principally a farming town, and possess- 
ing but few external advantages, its growth has not been so rapid 
as that of some other towns, perhaps more recently mcorporated. 
Still, industry and frugality have ever characterized the people ; 
and steadiness in business, and general intelhgence, have proved 
the sure elements of rational prosperity. 

As might well be supposed, the new town was not incorporated 
without some opposition on the part of its neighbors. Scituate, 
■which was to be most seriously affected, sent no remonstrance 
to the General Court which remains on file, and voted at a meet- 
ing held in 1726 not to oppose its incorporation ; but Abington, 
•which was then less thickly settled than Scituate, though now hav- 
ing nearly double the population, and which was struggling to 
maintam its own existence, complained that the change contem- 
plated would not only considerably diminish its territory, but se- 
riously weaken and cripple its resources. 

In the latter town, in September, 1726, Lieutenant William 
Reed, Matthew Pratt, Edward Bates, and Samuel Noyes, were 
chosen a committee " to draw up objections in answer to the 
Drinkwater people's petition to draw off from them," and it was 
voted, " that Matthew Pratt and Samuel Noyes should coxvy the 
answer to the Court." ^ This remonstrance was presented April 
19, 1727, and the reasons assigned in it why the inhabitants of 
Abington opposed the petitioners pra^^er are, — " 1. Because of 
the fewness of our famihes in number, Avhich is but about fifty- 

iHobart's History of Abington, p. 131. 



REMONSTRANCE OF ABINGTON. . 15 

three, including tlie eight desiring to be set ojBf ; and of these 
five are newlj married, and have neither house nor home, but as 
they sojourn under the roofs of others ; and of the rest, six are 
vridovrs, "whose husbands have of late deceased, leaving their fam- 
ilies much broken, and under low circumstances ; which nineteen, 
taken from fifty- three, leaves but thirtj-four ; — and even of these 
some are so poor that they are left out of the rates, and have 
need of support from the toTNii;- — so that there will be but 
thirty families left to bear the public charges. 2. The part of the 
town petitioning to be set off, contains eleven polls, and above one- 
fifth of the rateable estate ; and although there will still be left 
to Abington a considerable tract of land, yet but little part of it 
is capable of settlement, except the easterly part, which is chiefly 
in gentlemen proprietors hands, who do neither sell nor settle their 
lands, they living in other towns, and improving the same only as 
timber lots ; and the inhabitants petitioning to be set off dwell on 
the easterly part of these gTeat lots, which run westerly nearly 
to the centre of Abington, -which will hence be exempt from taxa- 
tion here for the support of the ministry. And, 3. That the eight 
petitioners for the separation, viz. : Elijah Gushing, Jeremiah 
Hatch, Nathaniel Davis, Joseph Bryant, Nehemiah Gushing, 
Benjamin Loring, and Isaac Hatch, though they urged their dis- 
tance from public worship, were but four miles from the meeting 
house, and that if it was objected that the way was difficult and 
impassable, yet several responsible men had offered to make it 
good and passable, for man and horse, for £5 charge." ' 

The Gourt, on the reception of this remonstrance, appointed a 
Committee, consisting of Lleut.-Governor Tailor, and Ellsha Gook, 
Esq., of the Gouncil, and Ezra Bourne, Esq., Major Tileston, and 
Edward Arnold, Esq., of the House, to view the territory, and 
they reported in favor of its incorporation, although they allowed 
that it would " put the Inhabitants of Abington under some diffi- 
culties, respecting the supporting the public worship of God, for 
that several large tracts of land within the town did not pay to- 
wards the maintenance of the ministry." 

To remedy this evil, however, at a subsequent date, by petition 

1 State files, " Towns," 113, pp. 684, 694. 



16 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

presented June 20, 1727, the Court authorized Ablngton to levy a 
tax of one half-penny per acre, for three years, on all dormant or 
non-resident lands within their limits, for the support of the min- 
istry, and also granted them as a compensation for what they had 
lost, a tract of land lying to the North-cast of that commonly 
called Waldo's farm.' 

Scituate, the town most deeply interested in this decision, seems 
to have acquiesced in it, without any serious complaints, and so far 
as we can learn from an examination of the records of that town, 
cheerfully extended to the inhabitants of the newly incorporated 
district the hand of fellowship, and continued to hve with them on 
terms of friendship, and reciprocal good m\\. 

And now that the new town is fairly started upon a career of its 
own, it may be well to pause for a moment, and glance at the ter- 
ritory it embraced, and at the men who settled that territory ; pic- 
turing to ourselves, as well as we can, the appearance which it 
would have presented, had we been permitted, from some appro- 
priate eminence, to survey the scene, and note its features. 

First and foremost stands the Town itself. Its ancient boun- 
daries are described in the Act of Incorporation, as "beginning 
at the Third Herring Brook, at David Jacobs' Saw Mill Dam, and 
from thence running near West about two hundred and fifty six 
rods, to the Northeast corner of Isaac Turner's Great Lot, 
then near west with the north side line of said Great Lot, one 
mile to the share litie, ^ and then continuing the same course three 
quarters of a mile ; then turning and running near South, two miles 
to the South west corner of Nehemiah Cushing's lot, then South 
five degrees and forty minutes West to the Southerly bounds of 
Abington and Pembrook, and on Indian Head River, and South 
easterly by the North River, and easterly by the aforesaid Third 
Herring Brook, from the said North River, to the Dam before 
meft^oned." ^ 

The territory here described, is substantially that now con- 
stituting the town, — only a small gore having been annexed to 
Pembroke ; — and valuable as it is to the present proprietors, 

I State Files, "Towns," 113, p. 708. 

3. This share line was the original easterly boundary of Abington. 

3. State Files, " Towns, "113, pp. 704 and 707. 



LOCATION OF EARLY RESIDENTS. 17 

and pleasant as is the home it affords to nearly sixteen hun- 
dred free and industrious people, it was still more highly prized, 
because obtained at greater sacrifices, by the o/'/^j/ena? settlers; and 
the location of these early residents we propose briefly to notice, 
accordino- to the best information we have been able to obtain, de- 
rived from the Records of the Town and Church, from wills and 
deeds, and from family tradition ; and should any mistakes occur 
in this, which has proved a difficult part of our task, we can confi- 
dently afiirm that our list of names is correct, so far as it extends, 
and errors of location it is impossible always to avoid, inasmuch 
as the ways travelled then were not, in every case, precisely the 
same as the highways of our own days, and many families have 
removed from the town, leaving few traces of their existence be- 
hind them. 

At the Four Corners, and along the North, and Indian Head 
Rivers, the earliest settlements were made. Near the North Riv- 
er, and N. 18"^ W. 125 rods from the Four Corners, the respect- 
able and enterprising family of Barstows settled, as early as 1649. 
The house of William, the ancestor, who was a carpenter or ship- 
wright by trade, stood in the pasture a few rods North of Back, 
and East of Washington Street. How it was constructed, or when 
it was torn down, we have no means of determining with certainty. 
It had a cellar, the outlines of which are still visible, partially fill- 
ed with stones and rubbish ; and a few scattering trees, the rem- 
nants of an old orchard, known as the Benjamin Barstow orchard, 
are standing near the spot. Whether these trees constituted a 
part of the original orchard of Mr. Barstow, we cannot say, but it 
is certain that he had an orchard, as in the volume of "Actions," 
in the Records of the Old Colony, p. 69, Wllham Barstow com- 
plains of John Palmer, Sen. and John Palmer, jr. in an action of 
^10 damage, "for setting of trapps and caching of swine, where- 
by the said Barstow is damnified ; " and on the same page, is the 
entry of another action instituted against John Palmer, damage 
,£10, " for pulling down fence, and damnifying Ids apple trees, 
and for stroying his corn, English and Indian, with his hoggs." 
In the old family mansion, William, the youngest son of Wilham, 
Senr. resided, and after him, his son Benjamin, with his numerous 
family of twentij-one children. 



18 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

Farther east, or 41 rods N. E. of the Corners, and opposite the 
residence of Joseph S. Bates, on Broadway, stood the house 
of Joseph Barstow, grandson of William, which was used as 
a block-house or garrison house in the Indian War of 1676. This 
structure was removed many years ago, but its foundation is 
still visible, and the outlines of the same may be traced even from 
the road. 

In ]\[arch 1672, liberty was " graunted and allowed to Joseph 
Barstow to keep an ordinary at the place where he now lives, and 
that he be provided always with necessaries for the entertainment 
of travellers, and keep good order in his house, that there be no 
just cause of complaint against him in that behalfe."^ 

Across the North River, in Oct. 1656, William, Senr. was au- 
thorised to build abridge, "above the third herring brook, atstoney 
reache, being the place where now passengers goc frequently over ; 
the said bridge to bee made sufficient for horse and foot ; and to 
cleare and marke a way to Hughes cross, and to open and clear 
and make a way along l^eyand Hughes Crosse toward the bay, soe 
as to avoid a certain Eocky hill and swamp ; — he to have <£12 
current countrey pay for so doing. "^ 

July 27. 1662, Mr. Barstow agreed with ]Mr. Constant South- 
worth, and Major Josias Winslow, in behalf of the Colony of New 
Plymouth, to keep in repair and maintain the bridge called Bars- 
tow's bridge, upon the North River, in consideration of £ 20 in hand 
paid, for 20 years, to serve for transportation of passengers, hors- 
es, chattle, and all such use as they shall ordinarily put it to," and 
pledged for the fulfilment of this contract, the house and land in and 
on which he dwelt, a small tract already disposed of to his son (in 
law) Moses Simmons, only excepted. ' 

This bridge, the first built on the stream, stood above the pres- 
ent bridge, and the old piers, which are still visible, and which be- 
longed to the second bridge, are probably near, if not on the spot 
where Mr. Barstow built. 

In 1<357, ]Mr. Barstow was "allowed by the Court to draw and 
sell wine, beer, and strong waters for passengers that come and goe 

1 Col. Roc. 3. 78. 3 Col. lice. 4. 7G. 

^Ibid. 3. 107. 



LOCATION OF EAKLY SETTLEKS. 19 

over tlie bridge lie hath lately made, or others that shall have oc- 
cation, unless any just exception shall come m against him." ' He 
had been previously licensed to keep an ordmary ; ^ so that avc think 
it probable that near his bridge he had a small buildmg as a kind 
of toll-house, and here his refreshments were kept. 

About 1662, a grant of land "was made to WilUam Barsto-^, "ly- 
ing westward of Cornett Studsons graunt, in reference to satisfac- 
tion for his paines &c. in the countreys business ; " ^ and the com- 
missioners were instructed to lay out for him not less than 40, nor 
more than 50 acres of arable laud. 

Benjamm, Capt. Joseph, and Samuel Barstow, were the repre- 
sentatives of the family in Hanover, at the date of the incorpora- 
tion of the town. 

Benjamin, who occupied his grandfather's house, was engaged 
principally in ship-buildmg, at the yard established by the family 
on the North River, as early as 1690, and this business is still 
followed by his descendants. Some of his sons moved to Roches- 
ter, and established ship-yards, yet improved by their descendants, 
who are among the most active and enterprising men in Matta- 
poisett. 

Capt. Joseph, in connexion with Benjamin Stetson, received in 
1720, a grant of two acres of land on the Indian Head River, be- 
tween Pine Hill and Rocky Run, for the accommodation of a 
forge and finery, and erected the forge subsequently known as 
Barstow's forge, but now as Sylvester's, and which was improved 
by his descendants for nearly a century, or until about the year 
1800. 

Samuel Barstow resided in the Drinkwater district, and owned 
land in the Central and Westerly parts of the town. He was en- 
gaged principally in farming, having an estate of nearly one thou- 
sand acres, and was somewhat interested in commercial pursuits as 
a ship owner, and m manufactures as proprietor of a mill. 

The descendants of these families, and of the common ancestor, 
are widely scattered over the Northern and Western States, and 
wherever known are men of respectable standing, and several have 
risen to eminence and honor, in the councils of States, and the 
Congress of the nation. 

1 Col. Rec. 3. 115. 2 Ibid. 4. 126. 3 Ibid. 4. IGO and 186. 



20 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

Of the Eclls family, wliicli lias also furnished to the town useful 
and enterprising men, ^vho served it faithfully in the French War, 
and Avere commanders of Companies in the AVar of the Revolution, 
Samuel, a descendant of Revd. Nathaniel, fourth pastor of the 
Second Church in Scituate, d^yelt at the Four Corners, on the 
spot where the house of Joseph C. Stockh ridge stands, and in the 
building erected and occupied by his father-in-law, Mr. Witherell. 
He was a blacksmith by trade, and his shop is spoken of in the 
laying out of a highway in 1730. His career was short, but dis- 
tinguished. In 1740, a company was enhsted in the county of 
Plymouth, by Capt. Winslow, to serve in the expedition against the 
Spanish West Indies, under Admiral Vernon, whose original mus- 
ter-roll, on parchment, is still in existence, and in the possession 
of Revd. Benjamin Kent, of Roxbury. Of the 500 men sent in 
the expedition by Massachusetts, not more than 50 returned, many 
having fallen victims to the prevailing tropical fevers. ' Samuel 
Eells enlisted in this company as an Ensign, and died, either on 
the passage from Carthagena to Jamaica, or at Jamaica, May 9, 
1741, m the 35th year of his age. His widow, Hannah, who sur- 
vived him for many j^ears, and occupied his homestead, obtained a 
pension from the British Government, through the friendly aid of 
the Revd. Ebenezer Thompson, Rector of St. Andrew's Church, 
which, we understand, was punctually remitted to her to the close 
of her life. * 

Abner Dwelley, a descendant of Richard, of Scituate, was in 
Hanover in 1727, but died soon after, and his descendants left the 
town. He hved on Elm St. not far from Col. J. B. Barstow's, and 
an old orchard, known as the " Abner Orchard, " marks the spot. 
The cellar and well are yet visible. His brothers settled in Pem- 
broke, and some of their descendants are now in Hanover. Dr. 
Melzar, Dwelley, also a descendant of Richard, of Scituate, came to 
Hanover in the latter part of the last century, and remained until 
his death in 1828. His descendants are in Ashbui-nham, and 
South Boston. One of his sons yet resides in Hanover. 

Melatiah and John Dillingham seem to have lived near the Cor- 
ners, and tradition says that the former was a blacksmith, and 

1 Winsor's Duxburv, p. IIG. 2 Letter of J. Barstow, Esq. 



LOCATION OF EARLY RESIDENTS. 21 

built the house at present occupied by the widow Eells. Joshua, 
the Quaker, a descendant of Melatiah, was also a blacksmith, and 
his shop stood at the corner, near Wood & ToiTey's store. He 
moved to New York. A few descendants of these brothers, in the 
male line, lived in Hanover until the close of the last century, but 
the name is now extinct. There were several intermarriages in 
this family with the Este's, of Hanover. 

Below the Corners, and on the old Scituate road, near the third 
Herring brook, called by some the smelt brook, lived the Palmer's. 
John, supposed to be the same who came with the first settlers of 
Hingham, in 1635, and who was a freeman in Massachusetts in 
1638, was freeman in Plymouth in 1657, with his sons John and 
Elnathan. His house lot was near the junction of the road S. E. 
of Church Hill. * He is the one referred to in our account of the 
Barstows. In 1660, he built a log-bridge over the third Herrinf^ 
brook, "from firm upland to firm upland," which is still known as 
Palmer's bridge. Ezekiel and Josiah, his descendants, were citi- 
zens of Hanover for a time, and others of his descendants have re- 
sided in the town, though there is but one of the name now living 
here. 

Not far from the residence of the Palmers, lived the Stock- 
bridges, descendants of Charles, of Scituate, who was son of John, 
the wheelwright. To Charles was granted, in 1673, " 30 acres of 
land on the third Herring brook, on condition that he erect a com 
mill on that brook, and keep and tend the mill fourteen years." * 
This mill, subsequently known as Jonah's mill, and the Tiffany 
mill, stood near the tack factory of INIr. Samuel Salmond, and was 
built in 1677. In the division of the estate of the father, in 1684, 
there was given " to Charles, the oldest son, land at third Herring 
brook, and half the corn-mill and three fourths of the saw-mill 
there ; To Thomas, land on third Herring brook, half the corn-mill, 
and one fourth of the saw-mill ; To Joseph 50 acres of land in 
Duxbury, near Indian-head river." 

The first of these, Charles, lived near the Herring brook, and 
also Thomas.^ Joseph, the third son, became a citizen of Pembroke 

1 Deane's Scitnate, p. 319. a Deane, p. 343. 

3 In the house occupied by Ephraim Stetson. 



22 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

in 1735, but continued to be a member of the Church in Hanover 
until his death, in 1773, at the advanced age of 100 years. His 
farm, -^hich was his father's grant, was in what is now Pembroke, 
and where Haviland, son of the late Capt. William Torrey resides, 
— the first house in Pembroke, after crossing the bridge at the 
Curtis Forge. His son David, who married Deborah, daughter of 
Judge John Gushing, built the house near North River bridge, 
where the new house of Edmund Q. Sylvester stands, and was 
Town Clerk for many years. Representative, &c. and 7ks son David 
t was Senator, &c. 
"^C^ Within a half-mile of the Corners, Northward, dwelt the Sylves- 
^ ters, descendants of Richard, who was of Weymouth in 1633, and 
of Scituate in 1642. Capt. Joseph, the father of Amos and Ben- 
jamin, of Hanover, had, according to Deane,' a farm north of the 
Church Hill, which in part he purchased of John Whiston in 1664, 
and his house stood where that of Samuel Waterman stands, not 
far from the tliird Herring brook. He was Capt. under Col. Ben- 
jamin Church, the famous Indian warrior, in the Eastern expedi- 
tion in 1689, and in 1690, was Captain with 16 men from Scitu- 
ate, many of whom never returned, in Phips' expedition to Cana- 
da, and died m the service. His will, which was verbal, was 
proved in the Court by three of his soldiers, Benjamin Stetson, 
and John and Wilham Perry, and gives " all my land at Hugh's 
cross to son Joseph ; the three younger sons (Amos, Benjamin, 
and David,) to be provided for by their mother ( Mary, ) out of 
the remainder of my estate." 

On Broadway, and on Elm and Spring Streets, dwelt the Jos- 
selynns, descendants of Thomas, who came from London in 1635, 
through Abraham, his oldest son, and Henry, his grandson, who 
settled in Scituate in 1669. Nathaniel, Jabez, Joseph, and Dea. 
Thomas, were living in Hanover at the date of the incorporation 
of the town. The descendants of this family are very numerous, 
and widely scattered. 

The Burdens or BarcUns, Isaac and Thomas, probably descend- 
ants of Abraham of Scotland, ' also resided on Broadway, and tra- 
dition says the latter built the house now occupied by David ^er- 

1 Deane, p. 349. 2 Deane, p. 215. 



LOCATIOIT OF EARLY KESIDEXTS. 23 

sej. He was likewise proprietor of the First Forge, erected on 
the Indian Head river, about 1704, where the Curtis Forge now 
stands, whose dam stretched across the stream from shore to shore, 
and near which the then highly important alewife fishery, subse- 
quently a matter of controversy, and now of no consequence to the 
town, was carried on in its season. 

Farther up the stream, and on the gore which was annexed to 
Pembroke, dwelt the Cushings, Lt. Elijah and Lt. Nehemiah, de- 
scendants of John of Scituate, who came from Hina'ham in 1662 
and who was son of Matthew, born in England in 1588. ' Both 
these men were useful in the town, the former serving as Modera- 
tor, Representative, &c. The latter, Nehemiah, became a citizen 
of Pembroke before 1750, and also Elijah ; and 'their descendants 
are principally in Hanson. 

Few families in the country have been more celebrated than the 
Cushings, and probably no other one has furnished more Judges 
for our Probate, Municipal and Supreme Courts. In all its 
branches, it has been highly respectable, and it still maintains its 
ancient standing. 

In the vicinity of the Cushings, and on the gore amiexed to Pem- 
broke, so far as I can learn, dwelt a few other families, whose de- 
scendants are now m Hanson ; as Richard Bowker, Richard Hill, 
and perhaps Edmund Bowker, William Cocks ( Cook, now Coxe, ) 
and Israel Smith. 

Li ihe Westerly part of the town, onTorrey's lane, now Winter 
Street, the Tilden house, a portion of which is still standing, was 
erected over 130 years ago, and was occupied by a brother of Lt. 
Job, when the town was incorporated. On the same lane dwelt 
the Torreys, David and Stephen, — and James and Nathaniel liv- 
ed more towards the centre of the town. Farther on, and on the 
same street, the Wmgs, — Bachelor, Sylvanus, and Ebenezer, — 
were settled. In the male line, all these names are extinct here. 
A few of the female descendants still survive, among whom we 
may name the wife of Thomas M. Bates, who was a Wing. 

Around Circuit Street, and in other parts of the Drinkwater 
district, were settled Robert Young, Thomas Jones, and John 

1 Deane, p. 254. 



24 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

Cobb, who left no descendants in Hanover ; Joseph and Samuel 
RamsdcU, Avliose descendants are in the western part of the State ; 
Job Otis, who returned to Scituate ; and near Abington line, 
Samuel Staples, who occupied the old Wanton House, and John 
Bray and Thomas Wilkes, the latter of whom has descendants in 
Abington. Wilham Ford maj have lived in the same neighbor- 
hood, though of this we cannot speak with confidence. 

On and near what is now Plain Street, lived Caleb Barker, the 
Quaker, whose descendants are in Pembroke and New York ; and 
Matthew, William, and Edward Estes, a few of whose descend- 
ants are in Hanover, but who mostlj removed to the Western 
States. 

On Center Street, and near the present residence of Albert 
White, Esq., the Hatch family settled, on land bought before 1680, 
by Jeremiah and Walter Hatch, of John Hanmer, being a portion of 
Hanmer's Hook. Jeremiah, Isaac, and Dea. James, were in Han- 
over in 1727, and all lived in the AYesterly part of the town, James 
owning the saw-mill near Teague's bridge, then Hatch's bridge, 
and which stood where stood the mill of Cobb & Cushing, burnt in 
1852. The Hatch estate, improved as a farm, and on which was 
a family burial ground, is said to have been sold in 1743, to Cor- 
nelius White, then of Marshfield, and a descendant of Peregrine 
White, the first male child bom in Plymouth Colony — and it has 
since been in the possession of, and is yet improved by his de- 
scendants. 

Benjamin Hanmer, a descendant of John, who was of Scituate 
in 1639, seems to have lived on some part of the hook, and I in- 
fer, from scattered notes, that he was settled not far from the old 
Meeting House. 

In the vicinity of this Meeting House, lived the Stetsons, de- 
scendants of Comet Robert, of Scituate, a noted and valuable man 
in the Colony. Matthew, Benjamin, Seth, Robert, and Samuel, 
were heads of families when the town was incorporated. Tradition 
says that Isaac Buck hved in the same neighborhood ; but none of 
his descendants remain in the town. Probably the venerable 
schoolmaster, Richard Fitzgerald, lived in the same section of the 



LOCATION OF EARLY RESIDENTS. 25 

town ; and Thomas and John Rogers, a few of whose descendants 
yet remain. 

The Bates family settled in the Westerly and Southerly parts 
of the town, and descended from Clement, who was of Hingham in 
1636. Joseph, Solomon, Amos, and Clement were in Hanover in 
1727, and a large number of their descendants still reside in the 
town. 

The Baileys, descendants of John, of Scituate, 1670, settled 
first on Curtis Street, and afterwards principally on King Street. 
Col. John and Major Luther, of Revolutionary memory, belonged 
to this family, — also Dr. David, of Scituate, and others. 

The Curtis family lived on Washington Street, where many of 
the descendants still reside, and on Curtis, now Main Street. 
Benjamin, Benjamin, jr., WilHam, John, Elisha, Richard, Jesse, 
David, Ebenezer, Samuel, Thomas, and Bezaleel, were in Hano- 
ver before 1727. 

The Turners, descendants of Humphrey, of Scituate, and 
Thomas, of Hingham, settled on Cui'tis Street, and in the North 
part of the town, in the " Snappet" neighborhood. 

Joseph House hved on Curtis Street, and David, the hatter, 
near T. J. Gardner's mill, on the third Herring brook. 

John, Uriah, and Isaac Lambert, lived in the Northerly part of 
the town. This name is extinct in Hanover. 

Of the Manns, descendants of Richard the planter, who came 
over in the Mayflower in 1620, Benjamin was in Hanover in 
1723, and owned part of a mill on Curtis Street, where he re- 
sided. 

Eliab Studley, a descendant of Benjamin, of Hingham, settled 
on Pleasant Street ; and Benoni, who was of another family, from 
Sandwich, lived on Hanover Street, and his house, one of the old- 
est in the town, is still standing, not far from the residence of the 
late Dr. Joshua Studley. 

Benjamin Bass, the first minister of the town, also lived on 
Hanover Street, and his house stood near the house of William 
Church. 

Joseph Cornish resided near him, but no descendants are left in 
the town. 

3 



26 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

Jonathan and Otlmiel Pratt resided on Washington Street, near 
•where Martin and Samuel S. Church now reside. A few of their 
descendants yet live in the town. 

Thomas Rose, a descendant of Thomas, who was in the "Two 
mile" in 16G0, seems to have lived near Avhere Edwin Rose now 
resides, on Hanover Street ; and Edward Brisco lived in the same 
neighborhood, the plain on which his house stood being known 
on old records as Brisco's Plain. If I am not mistaken, he moved 
to North Carolina over a hundred years ago. 

Of the PeW^s, — Samuel and Joseph were early in Hanover, and 
have descendants Jiere, and in Pembroke, and other towns in the 
vicinity. 

William Witherell, the First Town Clerk, lived at the Four Cor- 
ners, and perhaps Samuel and Daniel also. John Woodwarth, or 
Woodward, lived beyond William Church's, on Hanover Street, 
near Woodward hill, so called. Both these names are now extinct 
in the town. 

Capt. Joseph Soper, lived on what is now Union Street, back 
of the house occupied by Josiah Bonney, on the hill. His de- 
scendants are in Hanson. 

A few other names occur on the early records, but most of 
them are extinct. Of these are Henry Merritt, Ezekiel Vi- 
nal, John Warren, Benjamin and John Taylor, Nathan Bourne, 
Samuel Harlow, Hugh Vickery, Daniel Foster, John Stoddard, 
and Recompense Tiffany ; the last of whom lived near Palmer's 
Bridge. 

The families of Brlggs, Brooks, Barrell, Clark, Church, Cham- 
berlin, Gardner, Ellis, Jacobs, Munroe, Robbins, Simmons, and 
Whiting, appear on the records from 1740 to 1775. The other 
names in the town are of a more recent date. Sketches of all 
these families will be found in our Second Part. 

In the foregoing pages, our aim has been to give a picture of 
the town before the Revolution, and especially in the earlier days 
of its settlement. We do not claim that our sketch is perfect ; on 
the contrary, we think it highly probable that some errors will be 
detected in it ; but we have sought to make it correct and reliable. 
Should errors be discovered, however, we hope they will be noted, 



LOCATION OF EARLY RESIDENTS. 27 

and that tlioso who have it In then' power to correct them, will 
take the liberty so to do. 

The records on which we have been obliged to rely, are scatter- 
ed and fragmentary. The elders of the town are fast disappear- 
ing ; and many from whom much that is valuable might have been 
leai'ned, have departed to the spirit-land. Those that remain 
have been diligently consulted, and the gleamings of their memo- 
ries faithfully recorded. 



CHAPTER II. 

NATURAL HISTORY. 

" To me be Nature's volume broad displayed, 
And to peruse its all-instructing page, 
Or, haply catching inspiration thence, 
Some easy passage, raptured to translate ; 
My sole delight, as through the fiilling glooms 
Pensive I stray, or with the rising dawn. 
On fancy's eagle-wing excursive soar." 

Thomson. 

Geology of the Tovm — Forests, ancient and modern, with their products, vahic and 
uses — Herbaceous Phmts — Birds, &c. — Laws for tlieir destruction, and argu- 
ment for tlicir preservation — Wild and Domestic Fruits — Ancient Sheep Hus- 
bandly, and tlie Culture of Flax, Wheat, &c. — Materials for improving the soil 
— Indications of progress. 

It is an interesting fact, and one calculated to impress us ■with 
an exalted sense of the Infinite Wisdom of our Heavenly Father, 
that every square mile of the earth's surface has an aspect of its 
own, and presents to us features which, though resembling in some 
respects what may be elsewhere seen, are so different in others as 
to give to it a distinctive character, sufficient to render it worthy 
of a separate notice. Hence every town has its own natural his- 
tory. The contour of its surface, with its hills and plains ; the 
quantity of its arable land, with the proportion unfit for cultivation, 
and covered with rocks or water ; the extent of its forests, Avith the 
comparative abundance, age, and size of the trees of which they 
are composed ; — these, and other minuter details, which we need 
not specify, give to every spot on our globe a peculiar interest in 
the eyes of those most familiar with its scenery, and encircle it 
with that mysterious charm which hovers around the place of our 
nativity, or the home of our adoption. 

Of the town of Hanover, we may briefly say that its surface is 
comparatively level, — undulating in some parts, — and Avith a 



GEOLOaY OF THE TOWN 29 

few scattered hills, but none of any great elevation. There are 
spots of highland, here and there, from which beautiful views may 
be obtained of the country around, stretching away to the distance 
of from twelve to twenty miles, with the Blue Hills to the North, 
and Manomet to the South. On Walnut Hill is one of these 
"look outs," and on a beautiful summer's day, or even in Oc- 
tober, when the leaves are changing, and the forests are clothed in 
their rich autumnal drapery, it is worth one's while to take a seat 
in the top of a majestic pine, very easy of ascent, which stands 
near the summit, and from thence to survey the attractive pic- 
ture, of God's own painting, spread out before the eye ; attractive, 
not only for its own diversity and beauty, but for the associations 
connected with it, as compassing the home of the Pilgrims, — the 
ground pressed by their feet, and watered by their blood, and hal- 
lowed by their spirits which seem as if gazing, with a rapture full 
equal to our own, on what was to them a consecrated soil ! 

Of the geology of the town, traces of diluvial action are every- 
where visible, not only in the range and shape of our hills, but in 
the numerous boidders of granite and greenstone, with Avhich its 
surface is covered ; some of which were evidently transported 
from Hingham, and correspond with the ledges of that town, es- 
pecially with the granite ledge, intersected by veins of trap, 
through which the South Shore Rail Road is cut in West Hing- 
ham ; — others from Cohasset, corresponding with the rocks in 
situ there ; — and others from Weymouth, from the vicinity of the 
Old Spain Meeting House, and the Depot at Back River. 

The largest, however, are from the extensive granite beds 
which underlie all but that part of the town bordering on the 
North River, and which outcrop on Wahiut Street, and along the 
third Herring brook, and in the vicinity of Brooks's upper mill, 
and on Centre Street, as may be seen by the references on the 
map of the town, placed there by Mr. Wliiting at the author's 
suggestion. Of these boulders, some, of great size, are still nicely 
poised upon the parent rock, and have been moved but a few feet 
at the most. An example may be seen in the pasture land of 
Rev. Robert L. Killam, on Walnut Street. 

Along the North River, a grauwacke formation occurs, which 
extends North-westerly through Hanson and Abington ; and in 



30 ■ HISTORY OP HANOVER. 

the latter town, near the residence of Benjamin Hobart, Esq., ex- 
plorations have been made for coal, but not with sufficient success, 
in the estimation of Mr. Hobart, to warrant a continuance of the 
enterprise. Undoubtedly coal exists in the whole of this forma- 
tion, but at such a depth, and mixed, especially in its upper beds, 
with so lari^-e a per centage of the carburet of iron, that it will not 
for a long time, if ever, be Avrought with profit. Even in the 
gramvacke of Rhode Island, where explorations for coal are now 
in progress, near the Blackstone river, and about three miles from 
Pawtucket, and where an article of much better quality than for- 
merly,' is being raised, the depth of the shafts is over 800 feet, and 
the expense of conducting the work is so great, that it absorbs 
nearly if not quite all the materiel which is sold. 

Specimens of cryHtallised quartz^ though not of great beauty, 
are frequently found in the Westerly and Southerly parts of the 
town, where quartz boulders occur. The author has one lump of 
considerable size, in which the crystals radiate from a central nu- 
cleus, apparently of grey quartz, in a stellar form, — the crystals 
themselves being white or cream colored, and slightly tinged with 
the oxide of iron. Specimens of earthy chlorite, the granules of 
which are green, and often of a triangular form when seen through 
a magnifier, occur in the same localities. A peculiar kind oi fer- 
ruginous ashestiform quartz, called by the people ^'■petrified 
chips,^'' also occurs somewhat abundantly near the North River, 
with bituminous shale ; and in the rock near Perry's Tack Fac- 
tory, is a vein of ochrey hroicn oxide of iron, nearly a foot wide ; 
and there arc traces of the earthy oxide of manganese, on the bank 
of the river. 

Micaceous oxide, of iron, in Small quantity, is found in the 
granite region, and sometimes handsome specimens of porphyry 
may be obtained, in which the crystals of feldspar are white, large, 
and quite numerous. The hydrate or hog iron, of fair quality, 
and yielding a considerable per centage when smelted, may be 
found in most of our low grounds, especially near the water cour- 
ses, as at Iron Mine Brook, and in alluvial tracts.* Hydrate of 
Silica is also common in the low grounds, with peat. 

1 Bog iron was formerly carted from near the " Cricket Hole," to the 
Drinkwater works. 



FORESTS. 31 

Clay occurs on Walnut Hill, and bricks were made there sixty 
years ago, by Dea. Benjamin Mann. In this clay are rarely dis- 
seminated crystals of selenite, and specimens of nodular argillace- 
ous iron ore. Some years since, and in the days -when less was 
known of geology than now, a search for the -precious metals was 
made in one part of the town, and quite a California fever raged 
for a season. A few crystals of quartz were obtained ; and when 
the little cubical blocks o^ sulphuret of irou, which have deceived 
so many, made their appearance, glittering in the sun, and of a 
golden yellow, they were seized with avidity, and the miners 
thought their fortune was made. 

At a still earlier period, when physical science was rarely stud- 
ied even by the learned, divining by the hazel rod, and by the 
stone ill the hat, which made the universe transparent, taught 
sapient divines, as well as astute laymen, that beneath the surface 
treasures vast were within their grasp, and could be easily obtain- 
ed ! But the only treasure that has thus far been dug from our 
soil, is the plentiful crop which the plough and the hoe have 
brought forth. 

The forests of Hanover, which cover a large part of its territo- 
ry, are extensive and valuable ; and here are found trees of the 
kinds most common in our State, as the white, swamp white, grey, 
red, scarlet, yellow bark, and bear or " ragged plain " Oak ; the 
upland and swamp Elm ; the crabbed Hornbeam ; the pignut and 
shellbark Hickory ; the white, the black, and the yellow Birch ; the 
fragrant Sassafras, an article of commerce two centuries ago ; the 
common white maple ; the tremulous Poplar ; the majestic Beech ; 
the white and the black Ash ; the spine-leaved Holly ; the Wych- 
Elm, or Iron Wood, as some term it ; the verdant Hemlock ; the 
tall Spruce ; the white and the red Cedar ; and the white, yellow, 
and pitch Pine. 

White Birch is a wood of rapid growth, and is fit to cut once in 
twelve or fifteen years. Oak, Maple, Birch, and Walnut, may be 
cut once in from twenty-five to thirty-five years. Pines attain to 
a considerable size in thirty years, and some trees, with that 
growth upon them, are large enough for board logs. The Cedar, 
the Hemlock, and the Spruce, are of a slower growth and cannot 
usually be cut oftener than once in about sixty years. 



32 HISTORY OF HAXOYER. 

There are large tracts of Cedar Swamp in the Westerly part of 
the town, the wood from which is valuable for posts and rails, and 
if of good quality, for the manufacture of tubs, piggins, pails and 
churns. 

Several hundred cords of pine, called rare-rijjes, are annually 
carted to Hingham, for the use of the coopers, to be made into the 
pails, firkins, dumbetty tubs, and other articles of wooden ware for 
which that place is so famous. Crocker Wilder & Co., are the 
most extensive purchasers, and the largest manufacturers, though 
the business is carried on, more or less, all over that town. 

Nearly a half million feet of boards are also sawed annually, — 
mostly pme, — the half-inch stuff being used chiefly for the manu- 
facture of shoe-boxes, and trunks ; — a business extensively car- 
ried on at Shepherd's Factory, in Pembroke, at the steam mill of 
Mr. John Jones, in South Scituate, at the workshop of Mr. John 
Gross, in the same town, and at several establishments in Hanover, 
especially on Whiting Street. 

Cedar and pine shingles are sawed at Brooks's upper mill, and 
at the mill owned by Mr. Nahum Stetson, on Pleasant Street. 

There is a ready market for from two to three hundred cords 
of pine wood, annually, at the brick-yard of Mr, Edward Jacobs, 
in South Scituate. Oak, maple, and other kinds of hard wood, 
find a market principally in Hingham, Abington, and Weymouth. 
Charcoal is manufactured to a considerable extent every year by 
Mr. Ethan Perry, on Main Street. Ship-timber is saleable at 
Scituate harbor, and at the yards on the North River, though the 
quantity cut is not very large. Oak and maple butts are sold to 
the coopers, at Hingham, and plank to the wheelwrights of Hano- 
ver and Scituate. Our farmers engage in the lumbering business 
more or less every winter ; and it not only furnishes steady em- 
ployment for their teams, but a fertile field for the exercise of 
their own industry, and a by no means unfruitful source of ad- 
dition to their income. 

It is sometimes asserted that the quantity of wood in the town 
is not so great as it was fifty or seventy five years ago ; and it may 
be, and doubtless is true, that trees of great size, and of an old 
growth are diminishing, though there are still " not a few " left. 
But as much, if not more territory is now covered with forests, — 



FORESTS. 33 

many fields and pastures having been left to grow to wood, and 
pieces which were planted within the memory of the living, and on 
which the Indian hills are yet visible, are covered with trees from 
fifteen to eighteen inches in diameter. Indeed, we think we may 
safely say, that there is a supply left sufficient for home consump- 
tion for several generations ; and at least for one century, even if 
the demand is as brisk as now, no apprehensions of an entire failure 
in this supply need be entertained. 

It was probably the custom of the early settlers of New Eng- 
land, as it is of the emigrants of different nations who are peophno- 
the Western States, to make clearings by cutting the trees upon 
those tracts designed for cultivation, and heaping the trunks and 
limbs into one vast pile, which was set on fire, and burned to ash- 
es ; and this process as at present conducted, is termed " hurning 
ihefalloivr 

It is quite certain that the forest trees which stood on our soil 
two hundred years ago, were much larger than any that are seen 
in our day, and doubtless approximated in size the monarchs of 
the Mississippi valley. The author has seen, in the State of Illi- 
nois, red oaks four feet in diameter, and black walnuts five feet 
through ; and in the low, rich bottom lands, the cotton-wood trees 
grow to a great height and size, their tops appearing to pierce the 
clouds. But farther west, on the borders of the Pacific, in Cali- 
fornia and Oregon, travellers, upon whose veracity we can rely, 
inform us that the trees are of a still larger growth, and that pines 
are found there three hundred feet high ! * It is not uncommon to 
find pine trees in Hanover, one hundred feet high, and from three 
and one half to four feet in diameter. These are old trees ; — 
but our old men tell me that in their boyhood, the trees were stiU 
larger, and Cedars and Oaks were found from three to four feet 
through ! 

"We are not to infer, however, that the fertihty of the soil, or its 
capacity for the production of such trees is exhausted ; for were 
the forests now standing left undisturbed for two centuries to come, 
and could we then look upon the scene which they would present 
to our view, we should have a picture of New England as it was 

1 I have heard of one Pine twenty feet indiameter, and one hundred feet 
from the ground to the first limb. 



34 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

seen by the Pilgrims, and the primeval aspect of our hills and 
plains would be restored, and the deer and the wolf be once more 
seen in the land. 

The Indians disturbed not often the vegetation of the country 
they inhabited. Their axes of stone, were not so well fitted as 
our keen-edged tools of steel for felling trees. Hence the forests 
continued to grow, from age to age, furnishing lairs for the wild 
beasts, and favorite resorts for herds of deer, and countless multi- 
tudes of wild fowls which lodged in their branches. 

Of the herhaceoiis plants described by Bigelow, in his Plants of 
Boston, the author has found over three hundred species in the 
town of Hanover, and probably more might be discovered weiethe 
whole of its territory explored. Of the floiverless plants, as the 
mosses, the lichens, the ferns, and the fungi, we have also a large 
number of species, some of which are not only rare, but exceeding- 
ly beautiful. Indeed, our little municipality is by no means an 
uninteresting field for botanical researches, and several plants are 
common here, and in Scituate, which are less frequently met with 
in other towns in the State ; as the Kalmia latifolia, or Mountain 
Laurel, which in June is covered with a multitude of rich and fra- 
grant blossoms; — the Epigma repens, or Mayfloiver, a sweet- 
scented, and modest little plant, blossoming early in April, and 
which Avas probably the first plant seen in bloom by the pilgrims 
the spring after they landed, — whence its name; — and the Py- 
rola maculata, or spotted pyrola, with its zebra-striped leaves, 
peeping out from the dry and mouldering vegetation scattered 
every fall around in the forest. 

The author has taken great pleasure in rambling through woods 
and swamps, and over pastures and meadows, at all seasons of the 
year, in quest of flowers ; and seldom has he made an excursion 
•without learning something new ; either discovering fresh locali- 
ties, or returning laden with more beautiful specimens, or with 
plants of a different species from any that had been previously met 
with in his walks. But wo to the luckless wight who, in such 
strolls, comes in contact, all unconsciously perhaps, with the j)oi- 
sonous ivy, in scaling stone walls, or the malignant dogwood, in 
threading his way through the swamps ; for swollen features, and 
days of pain will be the portion of those who imbibe the venom of 



DESTRUCTION OF BIRDS, ETC. 35 

these plants through the pores of the skin, or inhale it through 
the lungs ! And blessed are they who can handle with impunity 
these usually annoying " subjects of the vegetable kingdom." 

In the earher days of our Country's history, deer and wild cats, 
and even bears and wolves were found in all our forests, and 
ducks, and geese, and crows, and blue jays, and other birds, were 
far more numerous than now ; — so much so that laws were passed, 
and bounties oflFered, to aid in extirpating those which were most 
destructive, or from which danger was apprehended. Deer were 
protected, however ; and Deceiaber 13, 1739, in Hanover, Dea. 
James Hatch and William Curtis were chosen " to look after the 
Deer that none are killed and destroyed contrary to law." But 
wild-cats, and many birds were doomed. Thus, March 1, 1732- 
3, there was paid to Joseph Bates, Solomon Bates, Stephen Tor- 
rey, John Woodworth, Benjamin Curtis, Ebenezer Curtis, and 
others, each 20s. for "killing wild cats ;" and in 1738, 40s. a 
head were voted for killing them, and in 1744, £3 each was voted 
to be paid for every one killed in Hanover or Abington, 

In 1736-7, <£6, 18s. were voted to different persons for killing 
" birds and squirals ; " and in 1740, 3d. a head was voted for 
" killing black birds, squirals, jay birds, chuits, read thrashers 
and wood-peckers." 

In 1773, a bounty of Is. a head was granted for killing crows, 
and 2d. a head for crow blackbirds, and ground or red squirrels, 
the head to be shown as proof of the killing. The bounty on 
crows continued to be paid so late as 1837. 

In 183(3, the Legislature of the State offered a bounty on kill- 
ing foxes, and throughout the State a destructive warfare was 
waged against them. In Hanover, 13 were killed, for which a 
bounty was received. ' 

Of the policy of such regulations, every one must judge for 
himself. For our own part, whilst we admit the propriety of de- 
stroying wolves, wild cats, racoons, skunks, and beasts of the like 
nature, we are free to own that in our opinion, the jay, and the 
wood-pecker, and the red thrasher, and the blackbird, and even 
the crow, though they do much mischief, and are less melodious 

1 Sen. Doc. No. 32, 1837, and No. 45, 1838, 



36 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

singers than some others, pay tlicir way, and deserve to be pro 
tected, for preserving our trees and vegetables, from the ravages 
of insects and field mice, which increase just in the ratio that birds 
diminish. 

The crow is by no means an uninteresting bird. True he is a 
rogue, and M'ants watching, — but he will devour scores of grubs 
in a day, and save more corn for the harvest, than he steals in the 
seed. Let all the birds hve, to enliven our forests ! Let the rob- 
in come to our door yards, and pick up the cinimbs ; and if he 
does steal 2ifew cherries, ive i^^more from the trees ! 

To rise at break of day, and hear these sweet warblers breath- 
ing forth their morning hymn ; — the prelude by the robin, and 
the chorus swelled by the trill of the oriole, the scream of the jay, 
the hawk, and the wood-pecker, and the distant cawing of the crow, 
with the solo of the bobolink, and the symphony of the peewit, 
or chickadee ; and at mid-day, to hear in the stillness of noon, the 
chant of the cuckoo, or the plaintive call of the cat-bird, and the 
chattering of the striped, red, grey, and flymg squirrels, as they 
skip from tree to tree ; and at night, to hear the whippoorwills com- 
plaint : — all these to me, are sweet and pleasant sounds ; — and 
even the flight of the butterfly, the note of the bee, and the hum 
of the locust, with at eventide the chirp of the cricket, the radiance 
of the glow-worm, or that mimic lightning, flashing out with inces- 
sant scintillations from the multitude of fire flies hovering over field 
and meadow ; — all have charms for my spirit, and lead me to 
adore the wisdom and goodness of Him who has made everything 
beautiful in its time, and who is good unto all, and whose tender 
mercies are over all his works. 

Of the agricultural interests of Hanover, we think we may truly 
say that the farmers of this section are beginning to manifest a 
commendable spirit of progress and improvement, and fine crops of 
corn, rye, potatoes and hay, are raised in favorable seasons. Of 
wild fruits, we have the usual variety. Grapes are abundant in 
the woods, and cranberries in the meadows. Whortleberries, 
strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries, too, are abundant ; and 
in the summer mouths, when a vacation is given to our school 
jchildren, they may be seen daily in groups wending their way to 



DOMESTIC FRUITS. 37 

the pastures and ■woods, with baskets, or tin kettles, or barJcs on 
tlieir arms, their merry voices striking like sweet music on the pa- 
rent's ear, and returning with their luscious offerings to the domes- 
tic shrine, which, served with baked apples and milk, furnish a 
dish so luxurious that we doubt whether Queen Victoria, or the 
Emperor Nicholas, or any other monarch or prince, of ancient or 
modern times, ever tasted a better, or ate one more palatable > 
nourishing, and innocent. 

Considerable attention is beginning to be paid to the raising of 
domestic fruits, and plantations of the apple, and peach are be- 
coming quite common ; and even the pear, the quince, and the 
cherry, with the smaller fruits, including the currant and goose- 
berry, are not wholly neglected ; though much remains to be done 
before public attention will be thoroughly awakened to these mat- 
ters, and every farm will be supphed with fruit of all kinds, in 
rich abundance, both for summer and winter use. 

The famous high-top-siveeting , an apple which is a native of 
Plymouth County, ripe in September, of a medium size, golden 
yellow, and mellow and juicy, is not so common as it was when 
our fathers were young. Orchards of these trees were then quite 
numerous. But the crabbed, sour apples with which they were 
accompanied, and which caused the cider press to shriek in agony 
as the teeth of the cog-wheels met and crunched them, and whose 
juice was vinegar almost as soon as expressed, have given place to 
the Baldwin, the Greening, the Roxbury Russet, the Spitzenberg, 
the Early Harvest, the Yellow Bough, and the many other varie- 
ties of far more palatable fruits, which characterise the present 
age. Nurseries, too, are being established here, and in adjoining 
towns, which are doing an increasing business, in the sale of trees 
to our own citizens and others. 

The Pratt Rare Ripe, is an excellent seedling peach, a native 
of this town, raised by Mr. B. C. Pratt, who resides about one 
half a mile from the Four Corners ; and it is not only hardy and 
prohfic, but seems to be almost entirely exempt from that common 
scourge, — the yellows, — which destroys so many of our finest trees. 

There was a time in the history of the town, when all our far- 
mers kept their flocks of sheep, and raised, and spun their own 



38 HISTORY OP HANOVER. 

■wool, and made their own cloth ; and the hum of the 'wheel, and 
the clatter of the loom, tended bj the goodwife, were heard in 
about every dwelling. Indeed, such was the esteem in which this 
branch of industry was held, that in 1732, the town " made choyce 
of Caleb Barker and Thomas Jossclyun as agents to draw up a 
To^vn act for the Regulation of Rames,^^ to prevent them from 
running at large, to the injury of the flocks. 

It is to be borne in mind, that farms of from two to four hun- 
dred acres, and even more, were owned by many of our townsmen 
then, and hence the range of pasturage was such that sheep could 
be kept to good advantage. But it is now rare to find farms con- 
taining even one hundred acres. Hence sheep are kept by but 
few ; and the loom and the spinning wheel, with but rare excep- 
tions are mouldering in the garret, or have long since been cut up 
into fire wood to heat the oven on baking days ; — and the daugh- 
ters of our farmers, and even the mothers, for the most part, spend 
their time either in fitting shoes, or in the manufacture of coarse 
garments for the ready made clothing establishments of Boston. — 
The fiocks have gone to the hills of New Hampshire and Vermont, 
or to the prairies of the West, and the loool is sent to our exten- 
sive factories, at Lowell and elsewhere, to be converted into car- 
pets and rugs for our floors, or shawls and de-laines for the ladies 
wear, or broad cloths and cassimeres for the men. 

Flax was also an article to whose cultivation considerable atten- 
tion was once paid; and the smaller wheels, upon which linen thread 
was spun, of which the snow white table cloths, and sheetings and 
shirtings were made, which constituted, so important a part of the 
outfit of the new housekeeper, have not been laid aside over thirty 
years. The hatchel, and swingUng-knife, alas ! are numbered, 
forever, we fear, with the things that were but are not ! 

Doubtless these changes are all for the best, when rightly viewed. 
Occasionally we hear lamentable jeremiads upon the degener- 
acy of the times, and complaints that the simplicity of former days 
has entirely vanished, and that strength, and vigor, and power of 
endurance, are Ukewise departing from our sons and daughtei-s, 
who are rising up around us a puny race, wholly unfit for the 
storms and tempests of life. 

But we long smce learned to look at the world, not from the 



CULTURE OF WHEAT. 39 

deceptive position with whicli the imagination is ever inchned to 
invest the past, but from that broader stand-point which looks at 
man, not as a beast of burden alone, having a body to feed and a 
back to clothe, but as an intellectual and a moral being, capable of 
unlimited advancement in that exalted career which God has 
marked out for him, and of making continued improvements, 
tending not only to increase his physical comforts, but to open the 
way for nobler pursuits and purer joys, in the expansion of the 
mind, and the cultivation of the heart. 

About fourteen years ago, or in 1838, the Committee on Agri- 
culture made a report to the Legislature, in favor of " allowing a 
bounty on the production of Wheat," ' which led to the passage 
of a law granting such bounty, and to the publication, by order 
of the Legislature, of a valuable report " on the cultivation of 
Spring Wheat," from the pen of the lamented Henry Colman. * 
Li 1839, from the " Abstract of the returns of the bounties paid 
for Wheat," ^ Hanover is represented by six claimants, who rais- 
ed 101 bushels, and received a bounty of $12.55. Mr. Colman, 
the Commissioner, in his return for 1810, states that these six 
claimants sowed ll^- acres, and that the average yield was 9 bush 
els per acre. The several crops were 14 bushels, lOf bushels, 
and four of 7 J bushels. Samuel House was one of the claimants, 
and his certificate is the only one I find on file in the Town Clerk's 
office. The largest crop was obtained by the application of 12 
loads of compost from the yard. The crop is said to have suffer- 
ed from the drought. ■* In 1840, there were two claimants from 
Hanover, who raised 38J bushels, and received $4.43. ^ But 
this experiment was not attended with all the results which its 
sanguine friends desired. Perhaps it was too soon abandoned. — 
At all events, it developed important facts, and taught us clearly, 
as the returns show, that there are sections of the State, and es- 
pecially the Western Counties, in the limestone region of Berk- 
shire and Franklin, where wheat can be raised successfully and 
profitably. 

The materials for improving the soil in Hanover, and increas- 

1 House Doc. No. 12. 1838. 4 Senate Doc. No. 3G. 1840. 

2 Senate Doc. No. 77. 1838. 5 Senate Doc. No. 25. 1841. 

3 House Doc. No. 40. 1839. 



40 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

ing our crops, are probablj as abundant, and can be as easily ob- 
tained, as in any of the adjoining towns ; and the natural re- 
sources are as great and as available. In our low grounds are 
vast dcposites of decaying vegetable matter, the accumulation of 
ages, in the form of peat, and muck, and beds of leaves, all of 
which are useful as manures, and of excellent quality and incalcu- 
lable value when judiciously composted, and liberally applied. 

By the drainage of our meadows, too, and more skill on the up- 
land, the produce of the soil might be easily doubled in a very few 
years, and the wealth of our citizens proportionably increased. 
We need a more enlightened industry in all our towns, to secure 
the highest results. Intelligent labor is as applicable m farming 
and quite as advantageous, as in any branch of human enterprise. 
And when it is borne in mind by our citizens, that we have no rail 
road, mth. its freight trains, running through the place ; that the 
old line of Plymouth stages which daily passed the Four Corners 
is discontinued ; and that ship-building has shifted its quarters to 
the vicinity of Boston ; it will be at once apparent, that our chief 
dependance for the future must be upon the soil and its produc- 
tions. And though our Mills, and Forges, and Tack Factories, 
and Boot and Shoe Establishments, may do much to develope our 
industry, and increase our wealth, yet the earth is our great nurs- 
ing-mother, and from her prohfic bosom must we draw our nour- 
ishment, and our means of support. 

Assiduous labor in this direction, accompanied by persevering 
effort, and enlightened skill, will enable us to keep pace with the 
towns around us ; so that Hanover will continue to be, as in the 
past, respectable for the industry, the enterprise, and the intelli- 
gence of its citizens. And what has been accomplished within the 
past twenty five years, should be an encouragement to us to con- 
tinue to progress. Houses were then unpainted, and the walls, 
for the most part covered Avith shingles ; — and many were but 
half-finished within, and but few were carpeted. Barns were 
mere hovels, without cellars, with the wind whistling: through 
every crack. Now, almost every house is neatly finished and 
painted, and well furnished within ; and our barns are being re- 
built, of fair proportions, with the walls shingled, and with large 
cellars. Improved implements of husbandry have been introduced, 



CULTURE OP WHEAT. 41 

and land, though divided into small fields, is much better tilled 
and the produce of hundreds of acres has been greatly increased. 
The smallness of our fields, however, is partly a matter of 
necessity, to make room in the walls, for the stones which are 
cleared from the surface. 

To complete our sketch, we should perhaps add, that several of 
our townsmen are engaged in driving cattle, sheep, and swine, 
every spring and fall, for the supply of this and other towns ; and 
the size and power of our oxen, the milking quality of our cows, 
the fattening properties of our hogs, and the speed of our horses, 
have all partaken of the changes which have been made in other 
respects. 

Onward seems to be New England's motto, and the spirit of 
improvement, now so generally diffused, will eventually bless every 
home, and will tend, in the Providence of God, to make the future 
richer in comfort, and a scene of higher advancement, than any 
thing we have dreamed of, or which we have even thought it pos- 
sible to attain. 

8 



CHAPTER III. 

IN DIAN S . 

•' Indulge, my native land, indulge the tear 

That steals, impassioned o'er a nation's doom, 
To me, each twig from Adam's stock is near, 

And sorrows fall upon an Indian's tomb. " DwiGiiT. 

Names of the seven principal tribes — Chikatahut's possessions — Indian Deed of 
Scituate — Manners and customs of tlie natives— Stature, clothinf;-, money, 
weapons, dwellings, food, t&c. — Dishes at tlic first meeting of tlie Old Colony 
CJub — Plulip's War — licminiscenscs of the Indians of Hanover — Changes 
which liavc talicn place since tliose days. 

Previous to the settlement of New England by the "white race, 
the whole country was in the possession of the Indians, who were 
very numerous, until reduced bj'a great war, and by a devastat- 
ing sickness, which some have supposed was the plague, others the 
small pox, and others the yellow fever, and which took place about 
the year 1G17. Early voyagers speak of " countless multitudes " 
seen by them when they visited the country. Smith, Avho took 
his survey in 1614, says, — " the seacoast as you pass, shows you 
all along, large cornfields and great troupes of well proportioned 
people." Gookin enumerates 18,000 warriors, in five nations, and 
some have computed that, in all, there were at least 25,000 war- 
riors, and 100,000 people. 

According to Lechford, they Avere governed by Sachems, Kings, 
and Sagamores, or petty lords, and were divided into several great 
nations, each of Avhich consisted of many tribes. Seven of these 
nations are named m New England, viz : — 1, the warlike Taran- 
tines, under Nultonanit, who were in the Eastern part of Maine, 
beyond the Penobscot river ; — 2, the Chur-churs, under 
Bashaba, from the Penobscot to the Piscataqua ; — 3, the Paw- 
tuckets, numbering 3000 warriors, under Nanapashemet, whose 
dominion reached from the Piscataqua to the river Charles, and 



DESTRUCTION BY SICKNESS. 43 

extended north, as far as Concord, on the Merrlmac ; — 4, the 
Wampanoags, divided into 32 tribes, and numbering 3000 war- 
riors, -who were ruled by Massasoit, a sachem of great power, but 
who was ever a friend to the Enghsh, and whose dominion was in 
the Southeastern part of Massachusetts, from Cape Cod, to Narra- 
ganset Bay ; — 5, the Narragansets, numbering 5000 warriors, and 
governed by Canonicus and Miantonimo, who Hved in Rhode Is- 
land on the west of Narraganset Bay; — 6, the Pequots, num- 
bering 4000 fighting men, under Sassacus, a name of terror, who 
dwelt in Connecticut ; — and 7, the Massachusetts, so named from 
the Blue Hills at Milton, numbering 3000 warriors, under Chik- 
atabut, whose territory extended from Nishamagoguanett, near 
Duxbury mill, to Titicut, near Taunton, and to Nuckatateset, now 
Nippenicket, a pond in the Southwest part of Bridgwater, ad- 
joining Raynham, — and from thence in a straight line to Wanam- 
ampuke, or Whiting's Pond in Wrentham. ' 

The latter tribe owned the land around Hanover, and their 
sachem, Chikatabut, was one of the nine who, on the 13th Septem- 
ber, 1(321, subscribed at Plymouth, the Articles of Submission to 
King James, ^ and he, with many of his people, died of the small 
pox, in 1633, and was succeeded by his son Josias Wampatuck. 

The Pilgrims were well aware of the dimmution of the Indians, 
by war and sickness, before their arrival. Their charter from King 
James states "that he had been given certainly to knowe, that 
within these late years there hath, by God's visitation, raigned a 
wonderfule plague, together with many horrible slaiighters and 
murthers, committed amongst the savages and brutish people 
there heertofore inhabiting, in a manner to the utter destruction, 
devastacion and depopulacion of that whole territorye,so that there 
is not left, for many leagues together m a manner, any that doe 
claime or challenge any kind of interests therein." ^ 

This circumstance, — the death of the savages, — was doubtless 
favorable to the Pilgrim band, and contributed greatly to their 
peaceful and permanent settlement. Our fathers, howe^'er, ac- 

1 Lewis's Hist. Lynn, p. 45. Drake's Indians, Book 11. Tbaclicr's Ply- 
moutli, p. 363. N. E. Gen. Reg. 3, 332. Hobart's Abington, p. 23, &c. 

2 Morton's Memorial, Ed. 1772, p. 33. 

1 Hazard's Ilirit. Coll. 1, \05, (juot«i4 in Drake's Book of the Indians, p. 
11, Book II. Also Plym. Col. Laws, p. 3. 



44 niSTOKY OF HANOVER. 

knowledgcd an Indian title to the soil, whicli consisted cliisflj in 
a pi'ivilege of free fishing, ti-apping, and hunting ; and this title, 
they considered themselves bound lawfully to extinguish, by pur- 
chase or otherwise. 

They did not, therefore, seize with violence the possessions of 
the red race. Their rights were generally respected. And the 
Indian deeds which have descended to us, are not only valuable to 
the antiquary, but are living mementos of our father's honor, and 
convincing proofs that they were willing to render some equivalent 
for whatever they received. 

The land comprised within the limits of Scituate and Hanover, 
together with the tract called the " Two Miles," was purchased of 
Josias Wampa,tuck, and the deed, which bears date " Plymouth, 
June 1653," reads as follows : 

" I Josias Wampatuck do acknowledge and confess that I have 
sold two tracts of land unto Mr. Timothy Hatherly, Mr. James 
Cudworth, Mr. .Joseph Tildcn, Humphrey Turner, William Hatch, 
John Hoar, and James Torrey, for the proper use and behoof of 
the Town of Scituate, to be enjoyed by them according to the 
true intents of the English grants : The one parsel of such land 
is bounded from the mouth of the North River as that River goeth 
to the Indian head River, from thence as that River goeth unto 
the Pond at the head of that River, and from the pond at the head 
of the Indian head River upon a straight hue unto the middle of 
Accord Pond : from Accord Pond, by the line set by the Com- 
missioners as the bounds betwixt the two jurisdictions, untill it meet 
with the fine of the land sold by me unto the sharers of Conihas- 
eet, and as that line runs between the Town and the shores, untill 
it Cometh unto the sea : and so along by the sea unto the mouth 
of the North River aforesaid. The other parcell of land lying on 
the easterly side of the North River, begins at a lot which was 
sometime the land of John Ford, and so to run two miles south- 
erly as the River runs, and a mile in breadth towards the east, for 
which parcell of land, I do acknowledge to have received of the 
men whose naines are before mentioned, fourteen pounds in full 
satisfaction, in behalf of the inhabitants of the town of Scituate as 
aforesaid ; and I do hereby promise and engage to give such 
ftirther evidence before the Governor as the Town of Scituate 



MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. 45 

sliall thmlc meet, when I am thereunto required ; in witness 
whereof, I have hereunto set mj hand in presence of 

Nathaniel Morton, J Josias Wampatuck 

Edward Hawes, > his ^ mark 

Samuel Nash, ) 

At the same time when Josias made acknowledgment as above 
mentioned, there was a Deed brought into Court which he owned 
to be the Deed which he gave to them whose names are above 
specified for the said lands, and that he had not given them 
another ; which deed Vi'as burnt in presence of the Court. 

NathanikI: Morton, Secretary." ' 

The manners and customs of the Indians have been painted by 
some writers in glowing colors; but, viewing their condition as 
sober reason presents it to our view, it cannot be regarded as en- 
viable or desirable. True, they were free ; roamed the land at 
will ; ate of its fruits as spontaneously produced, spending but lit- 
tle time in the cultivation of their maize and roots ; and lived 
chiefly by hunting and fishing. But this, though usually a fertile 
supply, often failed, through indolence, and other causes, so that 
they knew the gnawings of hunger, and the distress of famine. 
The different tribes, too, were freqently at war with each other ; 
and the amenities of life, and the kindlier feelings of the heart 
were but little cultivated, and were even lightly esteemed. Stern 
endurance, and unshrinking submission to the fiercest tortures, 
were regarded as the principal virtues, and he was the greatest 
hero, who had taken the most scalps, and slain the most enemies 
in battle. 

In their persons, the Indians were not taller than the white race. 
Wood, in his New England's Prospect, published in 1633, de- 
scribes them as " black haired, out nosed, broad shouldered, 
brawny armed, long and slender handed, out breasted, small 
waisted, lank bellied, well thighed, flat kneed, handsome grown 
legs, and small feet." 

Josselynn, also, in his New England's Rarities, says of the 
women, " many of them have very good features, seldom without 
a come-to-me in their countenance, all of them black eyed, having 

1 Deane's Scituate, p. 144. 



46 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

even, short tcotli, and very white, their hair black, thick and long, 
broad breasted, handsome straight bodies and slender, their limbs 
cleanly straight, generally plump as a partridge, and saving now 
and then one, of a modest deportment. " ' 

It was their constant practice to oil their bodies and face with 
fat of bears and eagles, and to paint the face with various fantastic 
colors, as red, black, and white ; — and though this smearing of 
the person may have seemed beautiful in their eyes, yet it must 
have given to them any thing but an agreeable odor, in a warm 
day, or in a close apartment ! * The dress of the men was the skin 
of a deer or wolf, though generally they were naked, except a 
slight covering around the waist. The women wore robes of 
beaver skin, with sleeves of deer skin, dressed, and drawn with lines 
of different colors into ornamental figures. Some wore a short 
mantle of trading cloth, — blue, or red, — fastened with a knot under 
the chin, and girt around the waist with a zone ; their buskins 
fringed with feathers, and a fillet around their heads, Avhich were 
often adorned with plumes. The moccasins, worn by both sexes, 
were made of skins, and their snow-shoes were ingeniously con- 
structed for winter's use. The men considered labor as degrading 
to them, and maintained that " squaws and hedge hogs were made 
to scratch the ground," and called the white people "much fool to 
spoil their women by keeping them from out door labor and mak- 
ing them lazy squaws." The women, therefore, were held in 
abject servitude, and compelled to do all the drudgery, — as plant- 
ing, harvesting, and carrying burdens, — while their lords lolled 
listlessly around, smoking, or recounting their warlike exploits. 

Their money was made of shells, and was of two kinds, the 
wampum peag, or white, and the suckauhoc, or black ; the latter 
being twice as valuable as the former. Roger Williams, in his 
Key, says " one fathom of this, their stringed money, is worth five 
shillings." Josselynn, speaking of these beads, which were their 
money, says, the one is their gold, and the other their silver. 
" These they work out of certain shells, so cunningly that neither 

1 Lewis's Lynn, p. 53. 

2 It has been suggested to me, that a custom similar to the above, prevails 
in Eastern nations, and that the practice of oiling the body, is considered 
conducive to health. 



WEAPONS, HOUSES, ETC. 47 

Jew nor Deyll can counterfeit. Tbcj drill and string them, and 
make curious works with them, to adorn the persons of their Saga- 
mores and principal men, and young women, as belts, girdles, 
tablets, borders for their women's hair, bracelets, necklaces, and 
links to hang in their cars. Prince Philip, a little before I came 
away for England, ( 1671,) coming to Boston, had a coat on and 
buskins set thick with these beads, in pleasant wild works, and a 
broad belt of the same ; his accoutrements were valued at ,£20." 

Their war weapons, were bows, arrows, and tomahawks. The 
bows, which were strong and elastic, were made of walnut or ash, 
and strung with sinews of deer or moose. With these they could 
throw an arrow to a great distance, and strike any object desired 
with remarkable precision. 

Their arrows were made of elder, feathered with the quills of 
eagles, and pointed with sharp stones wrought for the purpose, or 
with bones, or eagle's claws. Their tomahawks, were of an oblong 
form, sharpened to an edge, and fixed to the handle by a withe, 
passed around the groove, formed at the head, or blmit part of the 
weapon. "■ 

Their houses, or wigwams, were rude structures, made of poles 
or young saplings, set round in the form of a cone, and covered 
with bark or mats, the smoke passing out at the top. In winter, 
one great house, built with more care, served for the accommo- 
dation of many. 

They had two kinds of boats, called canoes ; the one made of a 
pine log, twenty to sixty feet in length, burnt and scraped out 
with shells ; the other of birch bark, very light, and very pretty. 
Their fishing lines were made of wild hemp, equal to the finest 
twine, and fish bones were used for hooks. 

Their chief objects of cultivation were corn, beans, pumpkins, 
squashes, and melons, — ^all of which are indigenous plants, — 
which were tended by the women. Their fields were cleared by 
burning the trees and brush in the autumn. Their season for 
planting, was when the leaves of the oak were as large as the ear 
of a mouse ; and from this arose the rule of the first settlers, 

" When the ■white oak trees look goslin grey, 
Plant then, be it April, June or May." 

The corn was hoed with large clam shells, or the shoulder-bone of 



48 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

a moose or deer, fixed to a handle, and harvested in cellars dug 
in the ground, and covered "vvith mats. 

Their food, sajs Gookin, in his Historical Collections of the 
Indians in New England, " is generally boiled maize, or Indian 
corn, mixed with kidney beans, or sometimes without. Also they 
frcquentlj- boil in this pottage fish and flesh of all sorts, either new 
taken or dried, as shads, eels, alewives, or a kind of herring, or 
any other sort of fish. But they dry mostlj^ those sorts before 
mentioned. These they cut in pieces, bones and all, and boil 
them in the aforesaid pottage. Also they boil in this fermenty all 
sorts of flesh they take in hunting, as venison, beaver, bear's flesh, 
moose, otters, rackoons, or any kind that they take in hunting, 
cutting their flesh in small pieces, and boiling it as aforesaid. 
Also they mix with the said pottage several sorts of roots, as Jeru- 
salem artichokes, and ground nuts, and other roots, and pompions, 
and squashes, and also several sorts of nuts or masts, as oak- 
acorns, chestnuts, walnuts ; these, husked and dried, and j)Ow- 
dered, they thicken their pottage therewith. Also sometimes they 
beat their maize into meal, and sift it through a basket, made for 
that purpose. With this meal they make bread, baking it in the 
ashes, covering the dough with leaves. Sometimes they make of 
their meal a small sort of cakes and boil them. They make also 
a certain sort of meal of parched maize ; this meal they call 
nokake. It is so sweet, toothsome, and hearty, that an Indian 
will travel many days with no other food but this meal, which he 
eateth as he needs, and after it drinketh water. Arid for this 
end, when they travel a journey or go a hunting, they carry this 
nokake in a basket or bag for their use." 

Many of the old Indian dishes are still well known, and in 
common use in the country ; as for instance, samp, made of whole 
corn, boiled with ashes to remove the hull, and eaten with milk ; — 
hominy, made of corn coarsely pounded and boiled ; - — and hasty 
pudding, made of corn ground fine and boiled ; — succatash, made 
of corn and beans boiled together; — baked pumpkins, eaten with 
milk J — boiled and roasted ears of green com ; — parched corri^ 
— and were this ground and made into a pudding and eaten with 

1 Thacher's Plymouth, p. 182, and his Sketch of the Indians. See also 
Lewis's History of Lynn, Drake's Book of the Indians, &c. 



PHILIP'S WAR. 49 

milk, it wovild be luscious ; — and last, not least, whortleberry 
cakes. To this, if we add, a cake made of strawberries and 
parched corn, we have quite a variety of dishes, all of which are 
good and palatable. 

The Old Colony Club, at its first celebration of the Landing of 
the Forefathers, held Dec. 22, 1769, in remembrance of the 
simplicity of early days, provided for their entertainment on the 
occasion, " 1, a large baked Indian whortleberry pudding; 2, a 
dish of sauquetash, ( succatash, corn and beans boiled together ) ; 
3, a dish of clams ; 4, a dish of oysters and a dish of cod fish ; 
5, a haunch of venison, roasted by the first Jack brought to the 
Colony ; 6, a dish of sea-fowl ; 7, a dish of frost fish and eels ; 
8, an apple pie ; and 9, a course of cranberry tarts, and cheese 
made in the Old Colony.'" 

That the early settlers of our State experienced much trouble 
from the Indian tribes, every one knows who is acquainted with 
the history of those times. The bloodiest contest, was that known 
as Philip's War, which commenced in 1676. In this, the inhabit- 
ants of the territory of Hanover, then inhabitants of Scituate, 
suffered their part, in common with the rest of the people in the 
vicinity. 

We do not propose to enter at large into the events of this war, 
as we have nothing new to add to what is already known. We 
shall present a few details, pertaining principally to the immediate 
subject of our sketch. 

In was in 1674, that the Colony Court began to make serious 
preparations for the rumored war with Philip, which was soon 
expected to break out ; and as one of these preparations, in 1675, 
a garrison of twelve men was ordered to be established at the 
house of Mr. Joseph Barstow, which, as we have elsewhere 
remarked, stood on what is now Broadway, and opposite the resi- 
dence of Mr. Joseph S. Bates. Other garrison houses were fitted 
up at the same time, in Scituate, but this was the only one which 
stood on the present territory of Hanover. 

In the spring of 1676, the Narragansetts, having committed 
ravages in Rhode Island, and penetrated even to Plymouth, in 
which neighbourhood they had killed a number of inhabitants, 



50 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

Capt. Michael Pierce, of Scltuate, with a company of 50 or 63' , 
Englishmen, and 20 friendly Indians, from Cape Cod, were ordered 
in his pursuit, and proceeded, without being molested, as far as 
Seekonk, where he arrived on Saturday, March 25 Hearing of 
Indians in the vicinity, he went immediately in their pursuit, and 
a bloody battle was fought, in which the Captain, and 18 of his 
men, from Scituate, were slain or wounded. Among this number 
was Jeremiah Barstow, a descendant of William, the earhest 
settler on the territory of Hanover.'' 

On the 20th of May, the Indians made an attack upon Scituate. 
They came from Hingham, where the day previous they had 
burnt several houses,' and entered the town by the Plymouth Road, 
now AVashington Street. Striking down the " Indian path," 
which led to the Mattakeeset settlements at Indian-head ponds, 
they burnt the saw mill near EUis's bridge, and Cornet Stetson's 
mill, near what is now Winslow's bridge ; also the house of Capt. 
Joseph Sylvester, on the easterly side of the Third* Herring brook, 
which stood where Mr. Samuel Waterman now resides. The 
garrison house at Joseph Barstow's, which was well fortified, was 
carefully avoided by the invaders ; and, according to Gov. Win- 
ston's letter to Mr. Hinckley, a company of 14 men, which had 
marched up from Marshfield as far as ]Mr. Barstow's, saw the 
enemy, and put them to flight, thus, doubtless, preserving other 
houses in the neighborhood, which would have been destroyed had 
it not been for their presence. 

Those who desire to know more of the events of this day, must 
read the graphic account of Deane, in which he enumerates the 
houses destroyed in Scituate proper.'* 

We have no other notices which connect the events of this war 
directly with the history of Hanover, though casual traditions 
speak of damages sustained at different periods, from the ravages 
of the Indians ; and it is a matter of satisfaction to know, that 
the war was prosecuted with such vigor, on the part of the Col - 

1 The number is 50, in Deane, but C3, in Bliss's Hist, of Relioboth,p. 88. 

2 The names are given ia Deane's Scituate, p. 123, aud iu Bliss's Hist, of 
Reheboth, p. 92 

3 Hobart's Journal. 

4 Hist. Scit, p. 126, &c. 



INDIANS OF HANOVER. 51 

onists, and with sucli success, that Philip was slain, his warriors 
routed, and from that time forth the people Uved in comparative 
security. 

At the date of the incorporation of Hanover, no hostile Indians 
lived in its vicinity. It is said that the last tribe, from which the 
citizens had trouble, congregrated on an island in Drinkwater 
Swamp, in the westerly part of the town, from whence they issued, 
and committed their depredations. They were discovered early 
one morning, by the smoke of their fire, seen rising from amidst the 
trees, and were attacked and routed. 

Friendly Indians resided in the town for a long time, and the 
last of the race has not been dead many years. Some of these 
lived on the Bank land, so called, which is near Oren Josselynn's, 
or west of King Street ; and old samp mortars, pestles, toma- 
hawks, or axes, and spear, or arrow heads, have been frequently 
found on the spot. Others resided on Curtis, now Main Street, 
and their wigwams stood on Joseph Dwelly's land. Here, too, 
relics have been occasionally found, turned up by the plough. 

On the land of Capt. Elisha Barrell, in the north-easterly part 
of the town, and but a few rods distant from his barn, on the 
knoll, stood the wigwam of George Toto, probably a son of Mercy 
Toto, and sister of E,hoda, and perhaps of Sarah, who married 
James Still, in 1764. George's wife was Mary. He had no 
children. The old well dug by him, in the low ground near his 
hut, is still visible, in the midst of the bushes which surround it, 
and even the children of the neighborhood know it as Toto's well. 

King Dick and Queen Daphne lived on Pine Island, so called, 
situated on what is now Hanover Street. Dick requested CoL 
John Bailey to write a letter for him to his friends, on the Cape, 
and on being asked what he should write, replied, " King Dick 
and Queen Daphne, ebery ting, ebery ting." 

It is said that there was an old Indian burial ground on this 
island, and that, before the violent September gale of 1815, known 
as the hm-ricane, the mounds covering the graves of those who 
had been buried on the spot could be distinctly seen. Since then, 
all traces of them have disappeared. 

There was another Indian burial ground, back of Assinippi Hall, 
in the north-easterly part of the town, on land owned by Capt. 



52 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

Thomas Simmons. This was used, if we have been rightly 
informed, so late as the former part of the present centurj, and 
some of our old people remember when the last burial took place 
on the spot. 

It is said that there was another burial ground, not far from 
Rocky Swamp ; and perhaps there were others, in other parts of 
the town. 

Old Peter, an Indian, lived on land owned by Turner Stetson, 
and married a black woman, who gave the name to the tract 
known as Peg's Swamp. She resided, the latter part of her hfe, 
in a house which stood where that of Albert Stetson stands, not 
far from the Town House, and d. May 1, 1815, ae. 87. 

One John Fredericks, a Hessian, deserted from the British 
Army, during the Revolution, came to Hanover, and married an 
Indian woman named Joanna. A bounty being offered for the 
detection and return of deserters, he was obliged to secrete him- 
self for a time in Plymouth woods, and on being asked by the 
father of the present Zaccheus Estes, how he fared while there, 
he replied, '" if turkentlne had been molasses, I should have done 
very ivell^ 

The author has in his possession several relics of the Indians of 
Hanover, and other parts of Plymouth County ; among which are 
a pipe, of clay, hard baked, and of a brownish color, a present 
from Mr. David Maun ; — arroio and spear heads, the gifts of 
different friends ; an axe or tomahawh, of a greenish color, and 
fine finish, from Mr. John Gross, of South Scituate, and others from 
other friends ; a pestle, 9 or 10 inches long, and about 2 inches 
in diameter, a present from Mr. Seth Jones, of Pembroke ; and a 
stone hall, perfectly round, and about the size of a four pound 
cannon ball, which was picked up near the residence of Cornet 
Stetson, on the North River, on the occasion of a pilgrimage 
made to the spot a few years since, when the author drank water 
from the spring from whence his ancestor, more than two hundred 
years ago, slaked his thirst, and gave his children to drink ! 

What changes have taken place since those days ! No longer 
is the war-whoop heard, breaking upon the stillness of the night, 
arousing the father to arms, and causing the mother to clasp her 
trembling little ones closer in her embrace. Neither is the light 



CHANGES. 53 

canoe seen gliding down the Indian Head, or the North River, to 
the sea. The deer and the wolf are gone. The ponds of Pom- 
broke, where Hobomok dwelt, no longer reflect upon their placid 
bosoms the gi-aceful forms of the Indian maidens, who came there 
to bathe, and to sport in the waters. 

Even the rude dwellings of our ancestors are gone. Their for- 
tresses have long since perished. And every building, erected 
two hundred years ago, has fallen to decay, and returned to the 
dust. Yet the same sun shines brightly upon us, by day, as upon 
them. The same moon sheds down its clear and silvery light upon 
our fields and homes. And the same stars sparkle above us ! 
Even the forests have changed. Here and there may be a scat- 
tering tree which saw the light when the pilgrims landed. The 
brave old white oak, by Jacob's saw-mill dam, 

" Oft in moonliglit by whose side 
The Indian wooed his dusky bride," 

is one of these ; — also the two white oaks at Barstow's yard, on 
the North River. But the mighty cedars, the giant pines, the 
tall walnuts, with the spreading beech, the waving poplar, and the 
graceful elm, all are gone. Trees of a recent growth alone 
occupy the soil. One hundred and thirty summers, will probably 
number the years of our most aged forest trees. 

The hum of our grist mills, the clatter of our tack-machines, or 
the louder reverberations of the descending trip-hammer ; with the 
noise of the saw, cutting its way through the log ; the ring of the 
blacksmith's hammer, upon the anvil ; the cheerful call of the 
farmer, to his team, and the rumble of our wagons, along the road 
to market, laden with boxes, and shoes, and the produce of the 
farm ; — these are the sounds which now strike the ear ; — and the 
spire of the church pointing to heaven, the village school-house, 
and our neatly painted dwellings, dotting the sides of our streets ; 
these are the signs of advancing civilization, and a manifest token 
that man is subduing the earth to his dominion, and making the 
elements his ministers ; and though monuments of the past are 
occasionally seen among us, connecting by visible links what has 
been with what ^s, yet these are only incentives to greater exer- 
tions, and stimuh to prouder achievements ! 



CHAPTER IV . 

ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 
FIRST CHURCH. 

" Before the loftier throne of Heaven, 
The hand is raised, the pledge is gi^'en, 
One monarch to obey, one creed to own — 
That monarch, God, that creed, his word alone." 

Sprague. 

Provisions for the support of Public worship — Erection of the first meeting house 
in Hanover — Its appearance — Gathcrinf^ of the worshippei's — Settlement of Mr. 
Bass — Seating the house — Communion service — Insubordination of the youth 

— Sternhold and Hopkins' Hymns — Decease of Mr. Bass — His character— Set- 
tlement of Mr. Baldwin — Gift of a jjarsonage — Erection of the second meeting 
house — Its appearance — Decease of Mr. Baldwin— Sketch of his life — Attempt 
to settle Mr. Litchfield— Settlement of Mr. Mellen — First BdZ— Painting the 
house, and other repairs — Withdrawal of Mr. Mellen — His decease — Sketch of 
his life, and list or his publications — Scttlemeut of Mr. Chaddock — Withdrawal 

— Sketch of his life— Settlement of Mr. Chai)iii — Sketch of his life — Settlement 
of Mr. Smith — His life and writings — Erection of the third meeting house — Set- 
tlement of Mr. Duncan. 

A portion of the Preamble to the " General Laws and Liberties 
of New Plimouth Colony, published in 1671," sets forth, that 
" Whereas the great and known end of the first comers, in the year 
of our Lord 1620, leaving their dear Native Country, and all that 
was dear to them there ; transporting themselves over the vast 
Ocean into this remote waste wilderness, and therein willingly con- 
flicting with Dangers, Losses, Hardships, and Distresses sore, and 
not a few, was, that without offence, tliey under the protection of 
their Native Prince, together with the enlargement of his Majes- 
ties Dominions, might, with the liberty of a good conscience, enjoy 
the pure Scriptural Worship of God, without the mixture of 
Humane Inventions and Impositions, And that there children 
after them might walke in the Holy Avayes of the Lord ; And 
for which end they obtained leave from King James of happy 



EARLY SETTLEMENT. 55 

memory, and his Honourable Council, with further Graunts from 
his Gracious Majesty Charles the first and his Honourable Coun- 
cil, by Letters Patent, for sundry Tracts of land, with many 
Priviledges therein contained for their better incouragement to 
proceed on in so Pious a Work, which may especially tend to the 
propagation of Keligion, &c., as by Letters Patents more at large 
appeareth, and with further assurance also of the continuance of 
our Liberties and Priviledges, both Civil and Religious, under the 
Royal Hand and Seal of our Sovereign Lord King Charles the 
Second ; And whereas by the good Hand of our God upon us 
many others since the first comers are for the same pious end 
come unto us, and smidry others rise up amongst us, desirous with 
all good conscience to walk in the faith and order of the Gospel ; 
whereby there are many churches gathered amongst us walking 
according thereunto : And whereas ( by the Grace of God ) we 
have now had near about Fifty Years Experience, of the good 
consistency of these Churches, with Civil Peace and Order, and 
also with Spiritual Edification, together with the welfare and tran- 
quility of this Government. It is therefore for the Honour of 
God and the propagation of Religion, and the continued welfare 
of this Colony, Ordered by this Court and the Authority thereof. 
That the said Churches already gathered, or that shall hereafter 
be orderly gathered, may and shall from time to time by this 
Government be protected and encouraged, in their peaceable and 
orderly walking, and the Faithful, Able, Orthodox, Teaching 
Ministry thereof, duly encouraged and provided for ; together with 
such other Orthodox able Dispensers of the Gospel which shall or 
may be placed in any Township in this Government where there is 
or may be a defect of Church Order." 

From this, Ave see the views of our Pilgrim Fathers, and their 
reverence for religion led to the enactment of many laws for its 
regulation and support. Provisions were made for the support of 
the ministry in every town of the Colony ; and no act of incorpo- 
ration was granted, without containing a clause especially enjoin- 
ing the erection of a meeting house, and the settlement of a 
" learned, pious, and orthodox minister." 

After the junction of the two Colonies, Plymouth and Massa- 
chusetts, in 1692, the laws for the maintenance of the ministry, 



56 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

and the erection of meeting-houses continued in force ; and accord- 
ingly, in the act incorporating the town of Hanover, it is stipulated 
as one of the conditions of the grant," that the Inhabitants of the 
said Town of Hannover do within the space of Two years from the 
Publication of this act erect and finish a suitable house for the 
Public Worship of God, and as soon as may be procure and settle 
a learned Orthodox Minister of good conversation, and make 
Provision for his comfortable and honourable support, and that 
thereupon they be discharged from any Further Payment for the 
maintenance of the ministry, &c., in the Towns of Scituate or 
Abington, for any estate lying within the said Town of Hannover." 

In pursuance of this proviso, one of the first steps taken by the 
town, was to provide for the support of Public Worship ; and July 
17, 1727, " Mr. Daniel Dwight was chosen to dispense the word 
of God for three months,''' Amos Sylvester, and Thomas Josselynn 
being chosen to treat with him for that purpose ; and £1 19s. 
were subsequently voted hiaa as a remuneration for his services. 
Meetings were held at this time in private dwellings ; and that of 
Mr. Samuel Stetson, being nearest to the centre of the town, and 
most convenient for the public accomodation, was principally 
used, for which he was liberally paid. 

August 29, £60 were voted for the support of a minister, and 
Isaac Buck, Elijah Gushing, and Joseph House were chosen to 
provide one. Nov. 13, It was agreed " to erect a meeting- 
house at the most convenient place, by the road called the Drink 
water road," and Elijah Bisbee, Joshua Turner, and Aaron Soule, 
who were probably of Pembroke, were chosen to select the site, 
and Job Otis was appointed to inform them of the town's desire. 
Dec. 13, " Voted that the size of the house be as follows : Length 
48 feet ; width 38 feet; and height between joints 19 feet; — to 
be completed by Oct. 1, 1728 ;" and Elijah Cashing, Joseph 
House, and Abner Dwelley were chosen a building committee, 
they to have the house done in a workmanlike manner, but as 
cheap as possible. 

January 22, 1728, Isaac Bush was chosen agent to apply to 
the town of Scituate for aid in erecting the new meeting-house ; a 

1 Mr. D. seems to have preached in the town a few Sabbaths before its 
incorporation. 



FIRST MEETING HOUSE. 57 

subscription paper was circulated by him, on which the sum of 
X90 was subscribed, but of which onlj £QQ Is. 6d., were re- 
aUsed ; and it was agreed that the money thus obtained, should be 
proportioned on the polls and estates, towards defraying the 
charges. Mr. Buck was also agent to apply to citizens of 
Hanover for aid. Gifts of land were made, by John Gushing, 
James Gushing, Job Otis, Nicholas Litchfield, Stephen Clapp, Senr., 
and others, of Scituate ; Rev. Thomas Glapp, of Taunton ; and 
Joseph Barstow, and Samuel Barstow, of Hanover ; the lots being 
laid out for the town by Galeb Torrey, and Stephen Glapp, of 
Scituate. The land on which the house was built, is said to have 
been given by Thomas Buck. Isaac Buck was the agent of the 
town to receive the deeds of the above lots. 

March 3, 1728, the town voted to take their part of the Gov- 
ernment loan of X60,000, " now in the Treasury at Boston," 
and Joseph Barstow, Benjamin Gurtis, and Samuel Barstow, were 
chosen to receive the same, and to let it out towards paying the 
carpenters. Gifts of lumber were made by several persons, and 
what was left, after the house was finished, was sold for the use of 
the ministry. The whole cost of the house appears to have been 
about X300. 

This first meeting-house, stood on the same spot as the present 
house, and continued in use until 1765, under the ministry of Mr. 
Baldwin, when the second house was built. No records exist 
from which a correct idea of its appearance can be gained. An 
old lady, Mrs. Perry, yet lives in Pembroke, born in 1755, who 
is now in her 98th year, and who was ten years of age when the 
second house was erected, who has a distinct recollection of that 
event, but not of the looks of the original edifice. From the best 
information I can gain, I learn that it was a plain structure, in ac- 
cordance with the simplicity of the times, facing the South ; with- 
out steeple or chimney ; the windows glazed with diamond-shaped 
glass ; the walls unplastered ; and unwarmed by stove or furnace ; 
and here, for about forty years, the fathers of the town, with their 
wives and little ones, gathered together, from Sabbath to Sabbath, 
in summer's heat and winter's cold, Hstening devoutly to the minia- 
trations of the Word of God, and chanting, to the quaint, old 
4 



58 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

fasliioiied tunes of the day, Stcrnliold and Hopkins' hymns, dea 
coned off to them hne by hne. 

I seem to sec them now ; — the fathers, with broad-brimmed 
hats, turned up into three corners, with loops at the sides ; long 
coats,with large pocket folds and cuffs, and without collars, — the 
buttons, either plated, or of pure silver, and of the size of a 
half-dollar ; shirts, with bosoms and Avrist ruffles, and with gold or 
silver buttons at the wrist, united by a link ;' the neckcloth, or 
scarf, of fine white linen, or figured stuff, broidered, with the ends 
hanging loosely on the breast ; the breeches close, with silver 
buckles at the knee, of goodly size ; the legs covered with grey 
stockings ; boots, with broad, white tops, or shoes, with straps and 
silver buckles ; — the mothers, with black silk or satin bonnets ; 
gowns, extromely long-waisted, with tight sleeves, or else very 
short sleeves, with an immense frill at the elbow ; and high-heeled 
shoes ; — these mounted upon the " family horse," — for carriages 
were unknown in those days, — the father in front, and the " gude 
wife" seated on a pilhon behind ; the children, either on foot, 
or in the " horse cart," with a goodly store of bread and cheese, or 
doughnuts and apple pie, for the noon lunch ; all moving sedately 
along, with becoming gravity, and decorous deportment, towards 
the " ancient temple;" and on arriving at the house, the husband, 
assisting the wife to dismount upon the bank-wall, in the rear of 
the building ; and she, with the children, passing quietly in at the 
door ; whilst the horse is hitched to the post, and the father also 
walks in, and sits near the door of the pew, in accordance with the 
custom established in times of danger, when sudden attacks from 
the Indians were feared ; and over the house stillness reigns, until 
the minister, with ample gown, and powdered wig, walks up the 
aisle, and mounts the long flight of stairs leading to his desk, from 
which, as from a tower, high above his hearers, with the sounding 
board over his head, to convey the sonorous tones of his voice to 
his flock, he dispenses to them the word of life, and bears up their 
prayers to the throne of God ! 

The first minister settled in the town, was the Rev. Benjamin 

^ Mr. Samuel Brooks, on Main Street, has in his possession, specimens 
of the buttons here referred to, and also of the knee buckles. 



'^' ORDINATION OF MR. BASS. 69 

Bass, son of Joseph and Maiy Bass, of Braintree, and a descen- 
dant of Samuel Bass, who, with his wife Anne, and one or two 
young children, came to New England in 1630, and settled first 
in Roxburj, and afterwards in that part of Braintree now Quincj.^ 
Benjamin was born in 1694, graduated at Harvard College in 1715, 
and settled in Hanover in 1728. 

August 27, 1728, Benjamin Curtis, Elijah Gushing, William 
Witherell, Thomas Josselynn, and Benjamin Curtis, Jr., were 
chosen " to advise with the neighboring ordained ministers as the 
law directs, in order for the settlement of the Rev. Benjamin Bass 
in the work of the ministry ;" and subsequently the sum of X130 
per annum, after the rate of silver money, at 16s. per oz., was 
voted as his salary. 

Nov. 23, 1728, it was voted to ordain Mr. Bass to the work of 
the ministry ; and Amos Sylvester was chosen to provide enter- 
tainment for the council.^ 

The ordination took place Dec. 11th ; the . 4th of the month 
having been observed as a day of Fasting and Prayer, and the 
Church, consisting of 10 (male?) members, besides the pastor, 
being formed on the 5th. Rev. Mr. Eells, of Scituate, and Rev. 
Mr. Lewis, of Pembroke, were present and assisted in the services 
on the day of Fasting. 

The ceremonies of the Ordination are thus given on the Church 
Records : " Dec. 11, 1728, Benjamin Bass, A. M., was, by 
prayer and fasting, with imposition of the hands of the Presbytery, 
ordained a pastor of the Church, the Rev. Mr. Eells, of Scituate, 
Mr. Lewis, of Pembroke, Messrs. Hobart and Gay, of Hingham, 
and Mr. Checkley, of Boston, laid on hands ; Mr. Gay began 
with prayer ; Mr. Checkley preached ; Mr. Eells gave the charge ; 
and Mr. Lewis the right hand of fellowship." 

The house being completed, and a minister settled, next in im 
portance was the " seating the ivorshippers.'''' From a report 
made Nov. 31, 1728, it appears that there was room in the house 
for 31 pews, valued at =610 each, or ,£310 in all. But, the record 
proceeds to say, " as it is usual and commendable that there 
should be dignities, we generally vote and allow for the same ; 
that therefore we vote that the highest pew in dignity should be 

^ Thayer's FamilT Memorial, p. 53. 



60 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

valued at £15, and the next X14 10s., and so proportionally 
lower, uutil we come down to those pews which are of no difference 
in dignity, and then proportionable to each man's rates, either by 
a general vote, or lots, to take in the more people into each pew 
so valued or prized, as shall amount to the money ;" and Joseph 
Stockbridge, John Hatch, and William Witherell, were chosen to 
proportion the pews according to these votes. Their action not 
being entirely satisfactory, June 29, 1730, votes were passed anew 
" to proportion the pews to make all persons easy, and to take in 
those that were left out ;" a committee of seven was chosen to 
attend to this duty, and their doings Avere confirmed Aug. 31. 

Although the mention of dignities may cause some to smile, yet 
substantially the same custom prevails in our 0A>-n day, certain 
seats, in all our churches, being deemed more fashionable, and 
more valuable, than others. 

January 10, 1728-9. At a church meeting, it was " voted to 
raise money by contribution to provide utensils for the Lord's 
table ;" and by the 30th of the month, were bought, and brought 
to town, "three Pewter Tankards, marked C. T., of 10s. price 
each ; five Pewter Beakers, costing 3s. 6d. each, and marked C. 
B. ; two Pewter Platters, marked C. P. ; a Pewter Basin for 
baptisms ; and a Cloth for the communion table." The commu- 
nion was celebrated, for the first time, March 2, 1729, and the 
first service plate continued in use until 1768, and Oct. 30th of 
that year, the Church received a present of " four silver cups for 
the communion table, by order, and at the expense of Deacon 
Stockbridge, the cost of each cup at X25, old tenor, and each 
having this inscription, The Gift of Deacon Joseph Stock- 
bridge TO THE Church of Christ in Hanover, 1768." For 
this present, the thanks of the Church were voted. 

January 8, 1786. Two silver cups for the communion table 
were received, " a Legacy from Deacon Thomas Josselynn, cost 
X7 4s., and recorded as a token of gratitude, and to perpetuate 
the memory of the Benefaction." 

The tankards and flagons are still in the possession, and these, 
with the silver cups above referred to, constitute the present com- 



INSUBORDINATION OF THE YOUTH. 61 

Not long after the erection of the meeting-house, the juvenile 
portion of the town, not having the fear of the law before their 
ejes, began to manifest a disposition to violate the fourth com- 
mandment, by congregating in the school-house, and other acts of 
insubordination ; and March 1, 1734, it was " voted that the 
schoolmaster should lock up the school-house on Saturday's, to 
keep people out Lord's day ;" and March 1, 1741, it was " voted 
that David Curtis look after the boys and negroes in the school- 
house on Sabbath days ;" also, " voted Thomas Wilkes and 
Joshua Studley to look after the meeting-house Sabbath days, to 
keep the boys in order." Oct. 29, 1746, " Appointed Jacob 
Bailey to take care of the school-house for four months next com- 
ing, and to have full power to prosecute any person that shall 
presume forcibly to break into the school-house on the Lord's day." 

This propensity to mischief, however, was not confined simply 
to tumultuous gatherings in the school-house, and disorderly con- 
duct in the meeting-house ; for other demonstrations, in the shape 
of broken windows, and shattered doors, attested their skill in the 
old-fashioned sport of casting stones ; and votes for re-setting glass, 
and repairing locks, duly recorded, still bear testimony to these 
deeds of wantonness. But we are not to suppose that the youth 
of Hanover were more given to such proceedings than those of 
other towns. Public records, generally, show more or less of such 
outbreaks and damages in all towns. Nor need we be surprised 
at the chamcter of these offences, for even in our own days, the 
school-house, and the meetmg-house, are not exempt from such 
visitations, and the winds shrieking mournfully through shattered 
panes, seem like ghosts, lamenting the desolations of Zion, and the 
desecration of the Sanctuary. This Vandal spirit should ever be 
deprecated ; for not only is it irreverent, but a sure sign of iU- 
breeding, and a state of semi-civilization. 

1742, May 7. " The church took a vote to see if the Society 
would sing in the 7ieiv way^ and it passed in the afiirmative, nem. 
con. Then being desired to bring in their votes for a Tunek, Mr. 
Ezekiel Turner was chosen by a considerable majority." Previous 
to this, singing, in most, if not all the New England churches, had 
been strictly cojigregational, the lines of the hymns being read off 
by the Beacon, who usually pitched the tune, and all, who could 



62 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

sing, joined in the performance. By tins vote, Sternhold and 
Hopkins' version of the Psalms was rejected, and Tate and Brady's 
adopted. 

1748, April 8. X14 15s. were collected, " to buy good books 
with, to lend to such of the Society as stand in need of them, and 
would be glad to read them." With the above money, says Mr. 
Bass, " I bought in less than a week, a parcel of books, whose 
Titles, Authors, and Price in Old Tenor, may be met Avith in a 
book which is an exposition of the Epistle to the Colossians, by 
Nicholas Byiield." 

The ministry of Mr. Bass, which was quiet and undisturbed, 
passed peacefully on, until terminated by his death, which took 
place May 23, 1756, in the 63d year of his age, after a settle- 
ment of 27 years, 5 months, and 15 days, during which period 83 
persons joined the church, and 588 were baptised. 

The re^iains of Mr. Bass, with those of his wife, who died Feb. 
25, 1772, lie in the south-east corner of the old burying ground ; 
and the grave stones, which mark the spot, are still in a state 
of tolerable preservation, though that of Mr. Bass appears to 
have been broken, and re-set. The inscriptions on the same 
are simple, and can be easily deciphered. 

Our materials, for a sketch of the life of this first servant of the 
Church, are quite scanty. In vain have we sought for some 
notice of his career in the papers of that day. From his writings, 
he appears to have been a man marked more by common sense, 
than by brilliancy of diction, withal a little inclined to facetious- 
ness, yet open-hearted, and frank, and laboring diligently for the 
welfare of his people. He was often consulted by neighboring 
Churches, and acted as Moderator in Ecclesiastical Councils ;' 
and, in the midst of the excitement which prevailed, during the 
latter years of his ministry, occasioned by the preaching of Wliite- 
field, and the rise of the " New Lights," as they were termed, ho 
preserved his omi hold on the good-will of his Society, and left 
his people in a state of as great prosperity as was enjoyed in any 
of the adjoining towns. His habits were simple, and his manner 
of living frugal and unostentatious ; yet his was ever a hospitable 
board, to which his parishioners and friends were cordially wel- 

1 Winsor, Hist. Duxbuiy, 196, and 109. 



SETTLEMENT OF MR. BALDWIN. 63 

corned. He took great interest in tlie children of his parish, and 
never passed a child, in the road, without noticing it. And the 
children so loved him, that whenever thej saw him approaching, 
thej would arrange themselves in a row, and, as he drew near, 
greet him, with bows, and curtesies, while smiles of joy illumined 
their faces. His grandson, Elisha, has, at his house, the tvedding 
dress of Mrs. Bass, which was a cream colored, brocade silk, of 
considerable beauty, — also a silk apron, of a sage color. A 
lady, whom I saw there, Oct. 18,1852, informs me, as an illustra- 
tion of Mr. B's facetiousness, that ha%dng received an invitation 
to settle at Eel River, Plymouth, and on being asked if he should 
accept, he rephed, " No, EelRiver may do for small fish, but it is 
not large enough for a Bass." 

After the decease of Mr. Bass, Ezekiel Turner, Esq., Joseph 
House, and Michael Sylvester, were chosen a committee by the 
town, June 14, 1756, to join a committee chosen by the Church, 
" to supply the pulpit with preaching ;" and Aug. 30th, the 
Church having laid before the town their choice of Mr. Samuel 
Baldwin for their pastor, the town concurred in the choice, and 
voted as his salary X73 6s. 8d., lawful money. Mr. B. dechning 
to settle for this sum, it was voted, Oct. 11th, to give him £80 
lawful money, and to build him, within the space of 18 months, 
" a dwelling-house 40 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 17 feet be- 
tween joints, with two stacks of chimneys, a plain roof, with a 
suitable number of windows with crow^n glass, and to be painted 
inside and outside, such a color or colors as shall be agreeable to 
his mind, and to build and finish under the house a cellar 30 feet 
long, and 14 feet wide, pointed, &c., and every thing, both inside 
and outside, both wood work, iron work, and joiners' work, with 
two Bofatts (cupboards) and as many closets in said house as 
may be convenient, all to be done to the turning of a key, and to 
be underpinned in a suitable manner, to the acceptance of the 
said Mr. Baldwin, and this to be a free gift as a settlement, to 
which proposal Mr. B. gave his answer in the affirmative." 
Feb. 7, the dimensions of the house were altered to 38 by 32 feet ; 
and it was voted to pay for the building in money, and to give 
Joseph Curtis X160, lawful money, for building and completing it. 
March 5, 1759, Mr. Baldwin acknowledged the receipt of the 
house as his settlement gift. 



64 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

October 18, 175G, " Voted that Mr. Baldwin be ordained 
Dec. 1, if the Thanksgiving be not on that week, but if it is, the 
ordination to be on the second "Wednesday of said December." 
Also, " Voted to give Captain Joseph Josseljnn £16, in lawful 
money, to provide handsome and suitable entertainment for the 
ordination, and he agreed to do it for that sum." 

The ordination took place Dec. 1 ; " the Rev. Messrs. Gaj, of 
Hingham, Cook, of Sudbury, Storer, of "Watertown, Smith, of 
Pembroke, and Swift, of Acton, laying on hands. Mr. Smith 
prayed, Mr. Cook preached, Mr. Gay gave the charge, Mr. Storer 
the right hand of fellowship, and Mr. Swift offered the last prayer. 
The churches or pastors sent to besides the above, were Wales, of 
Marshfield, Hitchcock, of Pembroke, Woodward, of Weston, Dodge, 
of Abington, and Barnes, of Scituate." 

Under the ministration of Mr. Baldwin, the meeting-house was 
soon filled ; and accordingly, June 25, 1764, it was voted, to open 
the same "in two parts, and to put in a new piece in the middle 
of 13 or 14 feet in length." This vote w^as reconsidered, October 
22, and it was then voted to build a new house, of the following 
dimensions : — " 62 feet in length, 43 in width, and 22 feet 
between joints, according to the plan in the office of the Town 
Clerk. " 

At the same time, it was voted, that " each person enjoy their 
pews as heretofore, only giving way for the new additional pews 
to be built ; " and the Committee was empowered to "dispose of 
the old meeting-house, and the new additional pew room, to the 
undertaker or undertakers of the meeting-house aforesaid, or to 
any other person or persons, in part of pay for the work aforesaid." 
Mr. Joseph Tolman, was the contractor for the erection of the new 
house ; and INIay 20, 1765, it was voted " to have a steeple to the 
meeting-house, provided the money for the same can or shall be 
raised by subscription. " 

This steeple was built ; and the new house was erected on the 
site of the old one. It stood facing the South, and the roof 
pitched North and South. At the East end, was the women's 
porch, extending from the ground, to the eaves, and projecting 
from the building, a few feet; in the entry, was the stairway leading 
to the gallery, and overhead, the powder room, in which the town's 




H 

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SECOND MEETING HOUSE. 65 

stock of powder was kept, during the Revolution. The men's 
porch, was at the West end, also projecting from the liuilding, and 
rising above the eaves, with a long, tapering spire, or steeple, sur- 
mounted with a vane. This spire was removed about 1784, when 
a bell was presented to the society by Mr. Josseljnn, and a new 
steeple, with a suitable belfry, was erected. 

Within, the walls were plastered, the pews square, the galleries 
spacious, and the accommodations for the worshippers comfortable 
and decent. The author does not know of any house now stand- 
ing, from which a perfect idea of this ancient tabernacle could be 
obtained. Perhaps in internal arrangement, the old meeting 
house in Carver, near the residence of John Savary, Esq., may be 
considered as an approximation to that of the second house in 
Hanover, though externally, the porches and steeple are wanting. 
It is said, that, while this house Avas being erected, meetings were 
held in a pine grove, near by, and here, Mr. Baldwin's daughter 
Hannah was baptised. 

The affairs of the society, from this time forward, until the war 
of the Revolution commenced, continued in a state of quiet pros- 
perity, and the salary of Mr. Baldwin was paid regularly and 
promptly ; but the derangement in the finances of the country in- 
troduced by that struggle, led to difficulties in many religious 
societies, and, finally, to a dissolution of the connexion, which had 
so long and so happily subsisted, between Mr. Baldwin, and the 
society in Hanover. On the Church records, under date of Nov. 
28, 1779, is the following entry by Mr. Baldwin himself: "I 
preached a farewell sermon to the people of Hanover for the want 
ot support, and on the 8th March following, I asked a dismission 
for the want of support, which they granted, and it was confirmed 
by a vote of the town." 

Mr. Baldwin remained with the society 23 years, 3 months, and 
3 days, during which period, 107 persons joined the Church, and 
632 were baptised. As a pastor, his services gave general satis- 
faction, and as a preacher, his talents were not only highly re- 
spectable, but his manuscripts evince that he was a ready and 
eloquent writer, and his discourses display good judgment, keen 
perceptions, and strong common sense. 

Mr. Baldwin early espoused the cause of America, in the strug- 
gle with Great Britain, and, throughout the continuance of the war 



66 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

of the Revolution, took a deep and anxious interest in his country's 
success. 

He officiated as a Chaplain in the Army, and gave eloquent ex- 
hortations to his own flock at home, and to the minute men of the 
town ; and, so completely was he absorbed in this work, that the 
intensity of his devotion, joined with other causes, affected his mind, 
and for a period of four years, previous to his decease, he was 
partially deranged, and under the faithful care of his devoted 
wife. 

It is said that on one occasion, during this period, a neighbor, 
Miss Studley, called at the parsonage, to converse with Mrs. Bald- 
win, upon the events of the war, not then wholly closed. Mr. B. 
lay on his bed, apparently unmindful of what they w^ere saying, in 
his usual state of apathy and indifference. Suddenly he arose, 
left the room, went to his study, and returned with the manuscript 
of a discourse which he had delivered to the minute men, and, 
standing in the doorway, he deliberately read it from beginning to 
end. Mrs. B. was rejoiced, thinking the balance of his mind was 
about to be restored. But when he had finished his reading, he 
carried the manuscript back, returned, and laid himself on the 
bed in silence. 

His death took place December 1, 1784, about one year after 
peace was declared ; and his remains, with those of his wife, lie in 
the old burial-ground ; grave stones having been erected to 
their memory, by vote of the town, March 9, 1796. 

I have been able to learn of but one of his productions that was 
printed, — his address before the Pilgrim Society, delivered in 
1775. 

The house in which Mr. Baldwin lived is still standing, on Han- 
over Street, not far from the residence of the late Dr. Joshua 
Studley ; and it is a fair specimen of the style of building here one 
hundred years ago. It is still in decent repair, and promises yet 
to stand for many years, a memorial of the past, and one of the 
few relics of olden time, becoming rarer every year. 

After the withdrawal of Mr. Baldwin, several candidates for the 
pastorship of the society were heard, and some time elapsed before 
a settlement was effected. 

Rev. Joseph Litchfield, subsequently of York, Maine, a de- 



SETTLEMENT OF MR. MELLEN. 67 

scendant of Lawrence Litchfield, of Barnstable, Massachusetts, was 
one of these candidates ; and a call was given him, with a salary of 
" .£90 per annum, in silver money, at 6s. per dollar, or gold 
equivalent, or in paper bills at the rate or value the General Court 
or Assembly shall settle the same, and 12 cords of firewood at his 
door, within a mile from the meeting-house ; " and December 27, 
1780, was fixed upon as the day for his ordination ; Capt. Joseph 
Soper to provide entertainment for the Council. The Council 
met, and, it is said, were in session two or three days ; but Mr. 
L. was not ordained, many of the society being opposed to 
his settlement. Tradition says, that the objections urged against 
him were of the most trifling character ; — one being, that he wore 
stockings, " footed up " with yarn of a different color from that in 
the " tops ;" and this was " beneath the dignity of the clerical of- 
fice ; " — and the second, and perhaps the most frivolous of the 
two, affirming, that, on a certain occasion, in making a call, instead 
of entering the yard by the gate, as a clergyman should have 
done, he " clambered over the rails of the fence, much to the 
lowering of the dignity of his profession. " 

We suspect, however, that political, or other difierences, were 
the real grounds of objection against him. 

But though not settled when first called, a second attempt was 
made to effect that object ; which resulted as before, in his rejection 
and withdrawal. 

Finally, after hearing several other candidates, to some of whom 
a call was given, a more unanimous request was sent, in 1783, to 
the Rev. John Mellen, of Sterling, to come and labor among them ; 
and this call was successful. He was settled in Hanover, Feb- 
ruary 11, 1784 ; Capt. Joseph Soper making the entertainment for 
the Council. " Six churches were sent to on the occasion, but 
Cambridge failed by reason of the aged and Reverend Dr. Ap- 
pleton's death on the same week. Rev. Mr. Hitchcock, of Pem- 
broke, gave the charge ; Rev. Mr. Barnes, of Scituate, the right 
hand of fellowship ; his son. Rev. Mr. Mellen, of Barnstable, preach- 
ed the sermon ; Rev. Mr. Prentiss, of Reading, began with prayer ; 
and Rev. Mr. Niles, of Abington, concluded. Anthems were sung 
by the choir, on entering and leaving the Meeting house. " 

In 1785, the Society received, of Col. Joseph Josselyim, a dona- 



68 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

tion of $100, wliicli thej agreed " should go towards buying a 
hell, if there can be enough subscribed to make up the rest; " and 
November 29, 1785, the bell was purchased, of Col. Aaron liobart, 
of Abington, and a committee of twenty, " with all the rest of the 
town that see cause to assist," w-ere chosen to "hang it." 

This bell was broken, not long after, through Avant of skill on 
the part of the person appointed to ring it ; was re-cast, and when 
re-hung, December 18, 1788, Dea. Bass, Dea. Robbins, and Ben- 
jamin Stetson were chosen to " give the sexton directions how to 
ring the bell. " 

In 1789, it was voted to paint the meeting-house ; " the walls 
to be stone yelloAv, the roof Spanish brown, and the corner boards 
and window frames and sashes white." May 30, 1791, "Voted 
to give Capt. Timothy Rose, £3, to take care of, and sweep and 
sand the meeting house, and ring the bell the present year." 

October 14, 1793, a Committee chosen " to get the meetmg- 
house underpinned, and to procure a stock lock for the door. " 
June 9, 1797, a Committee was chosen to seat the singers ; and 
alterations were made in the house to provide for their accommo- 
dation. The same year, $300 were voted as the salary of Mr. 
Mcllen, and from that time forward, his salary was paid m. Federal, 
instead of Sterling, currency. In 1802, the bell was re-hung ; and 
in 1803, Capt. Albert Smith presented to the town a number of 
Lombardy poplar trees, which were set out near the meeting 
house. Not one of these is now standing. The last was cut 
down, a few years since, by Mr. Samuel Stetson. 

The ministry of Mr. Mellen was terminated, by the infirmities 
of age, in 1805, and he removed to Reading, Massachusetts, where 
he closed his long and useful life, in the house of liis daughter, the 
rpUct of Caleb Prentiss, July 4, 1807, aged 85. 

His life was an eventful one. He was born in Hopkinton, 
March 14, 1722, and graduated at Harvard College, in 1741, 
teaching school the same year for <£85, at Sudbury. ' He was 
ordained the first pastor of the church in Sterling, December 19, 
1744, where he contumcd, probably at the head of the clergy of 
Worcester County, until November 14, 1774. His connexion 
with this society, which had continued for thirty years, was dis- 

^Barry's History of Framingham, p. 328. 



OPINIONS OF MR. MELLEN. 69 

solved, in consequence of disputes, occasioned by his endeavors to 
maintain what he considered the true disciphne of the churches, 
and by his adoption of doctrinal sentiments, not wholly in accord- 
ance with those generally prevailing at the time. " He with others, 
as tradition says, had sensibly departed from the standard 
of faith that had been generally received in the New England 
Churches, and had extended his speculations in such a manner, as 
to give great offence to some who had not pursued the same course 
of reasoning. In 1756, he delivered an eloquent series of dis- 
courses addressed to parents, children, and youth, which contained 
sentiments highly obnoxious to many of his brethren in the min- 
istry. These were published, and were extremely well received 
by his people. In the unguarded hours of social conversation, too, 
he, as was well miderstood, rejected many of the articles of the 
popular faith. Nor were his people dissatisfied with him on this 
account, but rather for publicly co-operating in the censure of 
those doctrines which it was supposed he embraced as the truth of 
the gospel. It was now understood by some of the most intelli- 
gent of the parish, that their minister was verging towards doc- 
trines that he had pubhcly disclaimed. In 1765, he published a 
volume of sermons on the doctrines of Christianity. These con- 
tained a learned system of scholastic theology, maintaining a middle 
course between the two extremes of Calvinism and Arminianism. 
Upon some of the controverted points it is not easy to understand 
which side his speculations favor most. The volume is highly 
creditable to his memory as a scholar and a theologian, and when 
published was considered an acquisition to the literature of the 
country. When his people produced their allegations against him 
in 1773, they urged but few instances of false doctrines, and of 
these he fully exculpated himself before a council. The principal 
charge of this character was, that he had said that God was the 
author of sin. The sermon was produced where it was said to be 
contained. He stated that he had never held this doctrine in its 
gross sense, but only that sin was by permission, &c. The council 
cleared him, as his church had previously. " He is described, 
in the work from which we have just quoted, as a man " liberally- 
endowed by nature with a strong and energetic mind, which was 

iSee an elaborate article in the Worcester Magazine, Vol. 2. p. 213, &c. 



70 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

highly improved bj diligent and successful cultivation, and he ob- 
tained a high rank as a preacher and scholar." 

Besides the volume of doctrinal Sermons, to which we have al- 
ready referred, and his sermons to parents, &c., his other published 
works, were, a Sermon at the Ordination of Rev. J. Palmer, 1753 ; 

— a Discourse at a General Muster, 1756 ; — on the Mortal Sick- 
ness among his People, 1756 ; — on the Conquest of Canada, 1760; 

— on the Death of Sebastian Smith, 1763 ; — Religion productive 
of Music, at Marlboro', 1773 ; — a Sermon at the Ordination of 
Rev. Levi Wliitman, 1785 ; — a Discourse before a Lodge of 
Freemasons, 1793 ; — and a Thanksgiving Sermon, 1795. ^ 

A few of these, as will be seen by the dates, were delivered 
after his settlement in Hanover. He is spoken of here, with much 
affection, by his old parishioners ; and was a man of sociable habits, 
lively in conversation, fond of a jest, and of ardent feelings. 
Many anecdotes are related of his ministry ; but we have already 
extended our sketch as far as will be generally interesting, or we 
should be happy to introduce them. 

October 21, 1805, " Yoted to repair the hass viol, and tJie 
singers^ seats. ^* 

July 23, 1806, Rev. Calvin Chaddock, late of Rochester, was 
installed as pastor of the Society ; the entertainment being pro- 
vided by Lemuel Dwelly, at an expense of $125. Seven churches 
were sent to on the occasion ; five only attended. Rev. Mr. 
Strong, of Randolph, offered the Installing Prayer ; Rev. Mr. 
Niles, of Abington, preached the sermon, and offered the conse- 
crating prayer ; Rev. Mr. Barker, of Middleboro', delivered the 
charge ; Rev. Mr. Norton, of Weymouth, the right hand of fellow- 
ship ; and Rev. Mr. Richards, of Halifax, offered the concluding 
prayer." During the ministry of Mr. Chaddock, the Academy 
was built, of which we shall speak in our Chapter on Education ; 
and of this Academy, Mr. C. had the charge, until his removal 
from the place, in 1818, after a settlement of 12 years. He is 
spoken of as a ready preacher, a man of great natural eloquence, 
fluent in speech, and one whose discourses were generally 
popular. In the possession of his son, ^Ir. Ebenezer N. Chaddock, 
of Boston, is a large sized painting, containing a likeness of Mr. C, 

1 Allen's Biographical Dictionary, and Worcester Magazine. 



MR. CHADDOClv — MR. CHAPIN. 71 

and of Ms wife, and three of his children, executed nearly 50 
years since, by Arad Thompson, and representing him in the atti- 
tude of impartmg instruction to the cliildren. 

Mr. Alden, one of the pupils at his school, says of him, that, 
" with a mind richly gifted by the Father of Spirits, he possessed 
a native, simple, and truly genuine eloquence. His bosom, a 
fountain of the tenderest sympathies spontaneously gushing forth, 
moved him often and copiously " to weep with them that weep." 
To the afflicted — to the mourner in Zion — his words of consola- 
tion were the breathings of angehc sweetness ; while the truth of 
God heard from his Hps in tones of deepest solemnity, thrilled the 
hearts of assembled multitudes. " Of like passions with others 
— by no means faultless — yea, even specially " compassed with 
infirmity," — yet in conflict with his spiritual foes " he was more 
than a conqueror." The peaceful close of liis useful hfe was pass- 
ed on the sunny plains of Western Virginia. While passing up 
the beautiful Ohio, of a pleasant summer's morning, many years 
since, I Avas providentially thrown in company with some of those 
who enjoyed his last ministrations ; and thus, from the lips of his 
personal friends, I received the animating account of his final exit 
from earth, in the triumph of the Christian faith."' 

Rev. Seth Chapin, the sixth Pastor, was the son of Seth and 
Eunice Chapin, of Mendon, Mass. ; and was born June 25, 1783. 
His father was an officer in the Revolutionary Army, and was 
stationed, a portion of the time, in Rhode Island ; being engaged 
in Sullivan's celebrated expedition. The son pursued his studies, 
preparatory for College, under the Rev. Dr. Crane, of Uxbridge, 
entered Brown University, in 1804, graduated in 1808, studied 
Theology at Andover, which place he left in 1811 ; and in Novem- 
ber of that year, was installed as pastor of the Church in Hillsboro', 
N. H. Here he remained until 1816 ; and the followmg three 
years were spent in Rowley, Mass., Mansfield, Conn., and else- 
where. In 1819, he was settled in Hanover, and remained until 
1824, after which he preached in East Haddam, Comi., Hunter, 
N. Y., Attleboro', Mass., and Gi^an^dlle, Mass. In 1845, he 
relinquished the duties of his profession, and engaged in agricul- 

1 Letter, in the Pamphlet giving an account of the Exercises at the Dedi- 
cation of the New Academy, p. 12. 



72 HISTOKY OF HANOVER. 

tural pursuits, with sucli ardor, and success, in the language of 
his son, as to " have the pleasure of matching the wonderful 
Georgia transformation, and saw, 

" Ingens 
Exiit ad coclum ramis fellcibus arbos 
Miraturque novas fondcs et non sua poma." 

He married 'Mary Bicknell, second daughter of the Hon. Joshua 
Bicknell, of Barrington, May 28, 1810, — her father having been, 
" for more than 50 years, prominent in the councils of the State ; 
and a man of such unflinching political integrity as to have 
received the title of " old Aristides." By this marriage he had 
two sons, the elder of whom, Henry, graduated at Brown Uni- 
versity, in 1835, received the degree of L.L.B., at Harvard 
College, in 1838, and is settled as a Physician, in Providence, 
Rhode Island. The younger son, read law with the Hon. A. C. 
Greene, of Rhode Island, and settled in Alabama, where he died 
September 11, 1836, at the early age of 21. Mr. Chapin, the 
father, died in Providence, Rhode Island, April 19, 1850, sd 67. 
His Avidow survives, and is residing wath her son, in Provi- 
dence. As a preacher, Mr. Chapin was earnest, and faithful ; his 
discourses being instructive, and copiously illustrated. As a 
scholar, he was diligent, and studious ; and several of his occasional 
productions were published. He was successful in his calling ; a 
man of usefulness, and indomitable perseverance ; and he left be- 
hind him a good name, as an inheritance for his surviving son. 

Rev. Ethan Smith, the 7th pastor, " was born in Belchertown, 
Mass., Dec. 16, 1762, and while young, was a soldier for one 
summer in the Revolutionary War, and was at West Point when 
the traitor Arnold sold that fortress to the British. Having 
attended to the preparatory studies, he entered Dartmouth Col- 
lege in 1785, and graduated in 1790. Soon after taking his 
degree, he was hcensed to preach, and spent the first Sabbath of 
October, 1790, at Haverhill, N. IL, where he was first settled in 
the ministry. In about a year from that time, he was married to 
Bathsheba Sandford, second daughter of Rev. David Sandford, 
of Medway, Mass. He remained at Haverhill nine years, and 
was then dismissed for want of support. He was installed in the 



MR. smith's writings. 73 

ministry at Hopkinton, N. H., March 12, 1800, and continued there 
about eighteen years, during sixteen of which he was Secretary 
of the New Hampshire Missionary Society. He was afterwards 
settled at Hebron, N. Y., about four years; at Poultney, Ver- 
mont, about five years ; at Hanover, Mass., five years ; and then 
spent a season as a city missionary in Boston. His pubhcations 
were, 1. A Dissertation on the Prophecies, two editions ; 2. A View 
of the Trinity, two editions ; 3. A View of the Hebrews, two editions ; 

4. Lectures on the Subjects and Mode of Baptism, two editions ; 

5. A Key to the figurative Language of the Bible ; 6. Memoirs 
of Mrs. Abigail Bailey ; 7. A Key to the Revelation, 2 editions ; 
8. Prophetic Catechism ; 9. Two Sermons on Episcopacy ; 
10. Farewell Sermon at Haverhill, N. H. ; 11. First Sermon 
after installation at Hopkinton ; 12. Two Sermons on the Vain 
Excuses of Sinners, preached at Washington, N. H. ; 13. Ser- 
mon on the Moral Perfection of God, preached at Newburyport, 
Mass. ; 14. Sermon on the daughters of Zion excelling, preached 
before a Female Cent Society; 15. Sermon on the happy Transi- 
tion of Saints, preached at the funeral of Mrs. Jemima, con'^t.io of 
Rev. Dr. Harris, of Dunbarton ; 16. Sermon at the ordination of 
Rev. Stephen Martindale, at Tinmouth, Vermont ; an 1 17. Ser- 
mon at the ordination of Rev. Harvey Smith, at "Weybridge, 
Vermont. His children were Myron, born at Haverhill, N. H., 
1794, and died 1818, aged 24 ; Lyndon Arnold, born at Haver- 
hill, 1795, graduated at Dartmouth Co' e^e, married a daughter 
of Rev. Dr. Griffin, and settled as a physician, in Newark, N. J. ; 
Stephen Sanford, born at Haverhill, 1797, and settled as pastor of 
the Congregational Church, Westminster, Mass. ; Laura, who 
died in infancy ; Carlos, born in Hopkinton, 1801, graduated at 
Union College, and settled as pastor of the Presbyterian Church 
in Massillon, Ohio ; Grace Fletcher, wife of Rev. Job H. Martin, 
died in Haverhill, Mass., 1840 ; Sarah Towne, second wife of 
Rev. J. H. Martin, of New York ; Harriet, wife of William H. 
Sanford, of Boylston, Mass. ; and Ellen, wife of C. B. Sedgwick, 
Esq., of Syracuse, died May 23, 1846, aged 33. The wife of 
Mr. Smith, died in Pompey, N. Y., April 5, 1835, aged 64. He 
was living, in 1847, in Boylston, Mass.," but has since deceased.' 

1 See a communication in the N. E. Gen. Reg., for 1847, p. 182 et seq. 

6 



74 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

During the ministry of IMr. Smith, the second meeting-hoiise 
■was torn down, and the thii-d, or present house erected ; which 
stands in the centre of the town, facing the East, and is a modest 
structure, surmounted by a steeple, and in the belfry hangs the 
old bell, given by Mr. JoS3clynn, in 1785, and re-cast in 1788. 

Rev. Abel G. Duncan, the present pastor of the Society, grad- 
uated at the Bangor Theological Seminary, in 1828, was settled 
for four years at Jackson and Brooks, Maine, and was installed in 
Hanover, August 22, 1833. He has proved himself a faithful 
minister, and an excellent citizen ; having had the honor to Rep- 
resent the town, for six years, in the State Legislature, and having 
been, for many years. Chairman of the School Committee. 

The Central Society, like all others that have been long estab- 
lished, has seen its days of prosperity, and its days of adversity. 
As the oldest society in the town, it has enjoyed great advantages, 
and has done much to maintain the ordinances of the gospel. We 
are happy to say that the annals of the Town are but Uttle stained 
with the records of protracted controversies, and bitter animosities. 
A few such unpleasant memorials occur, but we have chosen to 
leave them unnoticed, rather than to make our pages the vehicle 
of perpetuating events of so little consequence in themselves, and 
so unprofitable to the present, or to future generations. The vir- 
tues of our fathers, should ever be remembered. And among 
these, by no means the least conspicuous, are their reverence for 
God, their zeal for his worship, and their devotion to the interests 
of learning and piety. May we, their children, endeavor to follow 
them in everything good, and may we transmit, to our children, 
blessings as great as have descended to us from them. 



CHAPTER V. 

ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY CONTINUED. 

" In Testinent white, the minister of God 

Opens the book, and reverentially 

The stated portion reads." Gkahame. 

" I cannot go, 
Where Universal love not smiles around." 

Thomson. 
" To his great baptism flocked, 
With awe the regions round." Milton. 

Establishment of St. Andrews Chiu-cli in Scitnate — First Meeting house — Mr. 
Davenport's ministry — Mr. BroclcweU's— Mr. Tliompson's — Sketch of his de- 
scendants — Mr. Wheeler's ministry — Removal of the Church to Hanover — 
Erection of a New Meeting House — Rectorship of Messrs Cooper, Wolcott, Ap- 
pleton, Greenleaf, and Cutler — Establishment of a Society in the Northerly part 
of Hanover, and Westerly part of Scitnate — Incorporation as a Universalist 
Society — Sketch of its history — History of the Baptist Society. 

ST. ANDREWS CHURCH. 

About the year 1725, Episcopal service was first performed in 
the town of Scituate, by Rev. Timothy Cutler, D. D., Rector of 
Christ Church, in Boston. According to Deane, ' the statement if 
made in Nichols's collection of anecdotes, that " Mr. Cutler, withs 
several attendants, came to Scituate, during the absence of Mr. 
Bourne, minister of the north parish, by the invitation of Lieut. 
Damon, ( then at variance with Mr. Bourne, ) and another gentle- 
man of large estate, and performed divine service in the Church 
form, in the north Meeting-house." 

This statement, in its leading features, is copied by Mr. Cutler, 
into his " Sermon on the origin, progress, and present condition of 
St. Andrews Church, Hanover, Massachusetts," which was pub- 
lished in 1848 ; * to which he adds, " Whether any minister of the 
Church of England had previously visited or resided as a mission- 
ary," in Scituate, " does not appear. The Society for Propa- 

1 History of Scituate, p. 45. a Sermon, p. 4. 



76 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

gating the Gospel in Foreign Parts, wliicli is connected "vvitli the 
Church of England, and to whose assistance this Church was sub- 
sequently indebted for aid, had missionaries located in New Eng- 
land, some years prior to this visit of Dr. Cutler, in 1725, and it 
is not impossible that their labors may have been held in this 
region." 

In a communication, received from John Barstow, Esq., of 
Providence, R. I., he speaks of the Rev. Mr. Miller, of Braintree, 
Mass., as one of these Missionaries, and says, that, in his annual 
Report to the Society, in 1731, he observes that " he had preached 
from time to time to the people of the Church of England, in Scit- 
uate, and the neighboring towns, that the services were held in a 
private house, and that the auditory was so large that the house 
could not contain them." 

The first meeting-house belonging to this^ Church, was erected 
in 1731, on the central part of Church hill, in Scituate, and en- 
larged in 1753 ; ' and, though not entirely finished at the time, 
it " was opened for divine service, October 11, 1731, when Mr. 
Miller preached a sermon, and baptised eight children. More 
people were present than the church could contain. Mr. Miller 
preached again, on the last day of November, being St. Andrew's 
day, froifi which the Church takes its name. The members of the 
Church sent an earnest request, to the Society in England, to pro- 
vide them a missionary, and the Rev. Mr. Davenport Avas sent 
them, with an allowance, from the Society, of £60 per annum, and 
an allowance of Books, for Libraries, and devotional books, for 
distribution among the poorer members. Mr. Davenport continued 
their Rector, from 1733, to 1736, inclusive." * 

Deane states, that Mr. Davenport, who graduated at Harvard 
University, in 1719, and also received a degree at Oxford, Eng- 
land, gave, in 1713, " his house and land in Scituate, to the Society 
for propagating the gospel in foreign parts, in trust, towards the 
support of the ministers of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate, in 
perpetuity ; and in this conveyance, he adverts to the fact of his 

1 It was struck by li^litnini]; many years ago, but experienced no material 
njury. It had a steeple, and bell. 

2 Letter of John Barstow, Esq. 




OLD EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 




PRESENT EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 



SETTLEMENT OF MR. THOMPSON. 77 

having been their fi^st rector.''^ ' We shall have occasion to refer 
to this gift hereafter. 

Rev. Mr. Brockwell, the next Rector, had charge of the society 
"from 1737, to the early part of 1739. He then left Scituate, 
and accepted a call from a Church in Salem. While he preached 
at St. Andre-ws, he received <£G0 per annum, from the Society in 
England." ' 

¥ From the time Mr. Brockwell left Scituate, the church was des- 
titute of a regularly appointed minister, until 1743, when the 
mission was re-established, by the appointment of Rev. Ebenezer 
Thompson, of New Haven, as Rector, with a yearly allowance 
from the society, m England, of .£40 per annum ; and he con- 
tinued in his office until his death, November 28, 1775, aged 64. ^ 
The request for this renewal of the mission, came not only from 
Scituate, but from citizens of Hanover, Pembroke, and Marsh- 
field. 

During the settlement of Mr. Thompson, he resided, for about 
thirty years, on the glebe which had been given by Mr. Daven- 
port ; but for a year or two before his death, he purchased and 
occupied the house now owned and occupied by Mr. John Gardner, 
in Scituate, and there resided at the date of his decease. He is 
spoken of as a prudent, worthy minister, pleasing and interesting 
in his conversation and general deportment. He was buried in 
the burial-ground connected with the church, on the hUl, in 
Scituate. His widow died, July 27, 1813, in the 99th year of 
her age," and her remains are deposited by his side. 

According to Mr. Barstow, Mr. Thompson was the son of Eben- 
ezer Thompson, of New Haven, Connecticut, and was born in 
1711, and married Esther Stephens, of New Haven. His children, 
born in New Haven, were Esther, who died young, and Ebenezer, 
born January 15, 1735. After his removal to Scituate, he had 
John, Amey, Anna, Lucy, Lois, Mary, and Jane. JoJin, died in 
early life, atBilboa, in Spain. Amey, married Benjamin Palmer, 
of Scituate, and died. May 16, 1813, aged 73. Her daughter 

1 Hist. Scituate, p. 46. 

2 Letter of Jolin Barstow, Esq. 

^ Letter of J. Barstow, and Mr. Cutler's Sermon, p. 7. 
* JVL-. Cutler's Sermon, p. 8. 



78 HISTORY OP HANOVER. 

married Dr. Freeman Foster, of Scltuate. Anna, died May 2, 
1816, aged 71. JOuci/, died December 3, 1819, aged 72. Lois, 
died November 14, 1826, aged 76. Mary, married Lemuel Ran- 
som, and died July 9, 1833, aged 81. Jane, married Rev. Wil- 
liam W. Wheeler, and died July 30, 1821, aged 64. All the 
above lie in the burial ground on Chuj'ch hill. 

Ehenezer, the surviving son, settled in Providence, Rhode Is- 
land, in 1764, having previously married Lydia Kennicott, by 
whom he had Sarah, 1760 ; — Edward K., 1762; — and Mary, 
1764. His wife, Lydia, died in 1770, and he married her sister 
Ehzabeth, by whom he had five sons, and one daughter, viz : 
Ebenezer, John, Thomas, Joseph, Lydia, and Stephen. 

Edward Kennicott, the son of Ebenezer and Lydia, went to Al- 
exandria, Virginia, to engage in commercial pursuits, and there 
married Sarah Kuhn Swoope, daughter of Col. Michael Swoope, 
and removed soon after to Providence, Rhode Island, where he 
had five cliildren, Mary Ann, 1789 ; — Elizabeth K., 1791 ; — 
Sarah Swoope, March, 1794, married John Barstow, Esq., 1828, 
now of Providence ; — Edward K., 1797 ; — and Esther L., 1802. 

After the death of Mr. Thompson, the services of the Church, 
in Scituate, were suspended for a season, during the War with 
Great Britain, popular sentiment in New England then setting 
very strongly against the form of worship prescribed by the 
Church of England ; and, except the occasional services of Rev. 
Samuel Parker, from 1780, to 1782, the Church remained without 
a Rector, until the appointment of Rev. William W. Wheeler, 
May 15, 1783. During the time that Mr. Parker served the 
Church, Joseph Donnell, of Hanover, and Benjamin James, Jr. , 
of Scituate, were Wardens, and Dr. Charles Stockbridge, and 
Benjamin Jacobs, of Scituate, and Elijah Curtis, Thomas Stock- 
bridge, Jr., Mordecai Ellis, Stephen Bailey, and Benjamin Mann, 
of Hanover, were vestrymen. 

We should have remarked, that Job Otis, Thomas Bardin, Ja- 
cob Bailey, Joseph House, Isaac Buck, Isaac Hatch, Henry INIer- 
ritt, and John Lane, all of Hanover, are spoken of as " Church- 
men," on the town records, in 1736 ; so that citizens of Hanover 
have been connected with the Society, from about the date of its 
first formation. 



REMOVAL OF THE CHURCH TO HANOVER. 79 

Mr. Wheeler officiated as Rector, in Hanover, and elscwliere a 
portion of the time, until his death, Avhich took place, January 14, 
1810, at the age of 75. It was during his Rectorship, in 1797, 
that the church was incorporated, Charles Bailey, and Thomas 
BarstoAV, Jr. being wardens. 

About the year 1810, owing to difficulties in the First Parish 
in Hanover, some of the members left, and joined the Episcopal 
Church. ' This led to the proposition, for the erection of a new 
Church, in a more favorable location ; and, at a meeting of the 
parish, held April 24, 1810, it was " Voted, that the Society are 
wilhng to attend pubhc worship in Hanover, provided individuals 
will build a new Church in said Hanover. ^ This house was 
built in 1811, at an expense of |5,000, — the building committee 
consisting of Horatio Cushing, Esq., Reuben Curtis, and Edward 
Eells ; Capt. Albert Smith, and Melzar Curtis, Esq., being the con- 
tractors for its erection ; and it was consecrated to the worship of 
God, according to the usage of the Protestant Episcopal Church, 
June 13, 1811, by Bishop Griswold, being the first church in 
Massachusetts consecrated by him. 

In the same year, 1811, a subscription for the endowment of a 
perpetual fund for the Church was made, amounting to $1236. 75 > 
to which was afterwards added the sum of $188. 82, from the 
proceeds of the old church, and other items. " The Trustees of this 
fund were incorporated, in 1815, and in 1848, it consisted of 22 
shares in the State Bank, Boston, valued at $1,320. This is 
now invested in the Parsonage, occupied by Mr. Cutler. 

After the erection of the Church, in Hanover, which stands near 
the Four Corners, Rev. Joab G. Cooper, was elected Rector, and 
held that office until 1816, when he retired. According to Deane, 
he was from Long Island. * Rev. Calvin Wolcott, the next Rector, 
was chosen in 1818, and continued to serve until 1834, when he 
resigned. He is now settled as colleague, with the Rev. Dr« 
Tyng, in New York, and during his settlement in Hanover, the af- 
fairs of his Society were in a prosperous condition. An account of 
his family will be found in our Genealogical Sketches. 

In 1835, Rev. Samuel G. Appleton, took charge of the parish^ 

1 Cutler's Sermon, p. 14. ^ Cutler's Sermon, p. 14. 

2 Ibid, p. 6. 4 Hist. Scituate, p. 47. 



80 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

and continued with it until Kovembcr, 1838 ; and during Lis 
Rectorship, a new organ was purchased, at an expense of $450. 
Eleazer A. Greenleaf, the next Rector, took charge of the Parish 
in 1839, and remained until 1841, in which year the present 
Rector, Rev. Samuel Cutler, came to the place, and here he has 
since remained, now residing in the fine parsonage house, built for 
him in 1849, which stands on Washington street, near the Four 
Corners. 

It is remarked, by Deane, that the Episcopal Church in Marsh- 
field, established aseai^ly as 1745, was for many years connected 
with St. Andrews, the rector of the latter officiating there one 
Sabbath in four ; — also the Church in Taunton, where the rector 
of St. Andrews likewise officiated one Sabbath in four. ' 

For a fuller account of this Society than our limits permit us to 
give, we must refer our readers to the valuable discourse of Mr. 
Cutler, from which we have largely quoted, and to which we have 
been greatly indebted for many of the facts herewith presented. 

We are happy to say, in concluding this sketch, that the Church 
at the Corners, is in a prosperous condition, under their present 
Rector, and as an indication of their outward progress, we may 
remark, that their temple has lately changed its appearance some- 
what, by the removal of the old steeple, and the erection of a new 
one ; and this Society, like that in the centre of the town, numbers 
among its members many of our most valuable and enterprising 
citizens. 

UNI VERBALISTS. 

There is no Universalist Society properly within the limits of 
Hanover, although one has existed, for many years, in the westerly 
part of Scitaate, whose house of Worship stands within less than 
three rods of the boundary line of Hanover. 

This parish was commenced as early as 1766, and is referred 
to, not only on the records of Scituate, of that date, but also of 
Hanover ; and many items relating to its history, are found on 
the books of the latter town. Besides, as quite a number of our 
citizens are connected with the Universalist Society, and as three 
of its pastors have resided in Hanover, — two of the number being 

^ History of Scituate, p. 47. 




OLD L XITEESALTST MEETING HOUSE. 




tKESENT UNIVER8ALI8T MEETING HOUSE. 



UNIVERSAUST SOCIETY. 81 

still citizens of the town, of whom the Author is one, — he feels 
that if full sketches of the First Parish, and of St. Andrew's 
Church, have been ' given, a few words, with reference to the 
denomination with which he is personally connected, may be 
permitted him. 

The petition of the inhabitants of the northerly part of Hanover, 
praying to be set off as a separate district, or parish, which was 
presented in 1766, did not ask that the new parish should be of a 
different faith from the old ; although, doubtless, there was not an 
entire sympathy between the views of the petitioners, and those of 
the rest of the inhabitants. The town, however, refused to grant 
the request. In 1767, the signers of the first petition, with others, 
from Hanover, and Scituate, petitioned the General Court to be 
set off as a Parish by themselves ; and the Town chose a Com- 
mittee to oppose them. In 1771, this petition to the General 
Court was renewed, but without success. 

In 1792, the Town voted to permit Mr. Mellen to preach a few 
Sabbaths in the house which the petitioners had erected in Scituate, 
as early as the date of their first movement towards being set off. 

December 12, 1796. A new petition was presented to the 
town " for a parish in the North part of Hanover," which was 
signed by David Jacobs, Elisha Barrell, Jesse Curtis, Nathaniel 
Jacobs, Eells Damon, Elisha Simmons, David Jacobs, Jr., Ezra 
Damon, Thomas Hatch, Curtis Brooks, Amos Curtis, Ezra Briggs, 
Jr., Benjamin Mann, Jr., Peres Jacobs, Joshua Simmons, and 
Ebenezer Curtis ; — but this petition met with the same fate as 
those which had preceded it, being rejected. 

Fmally, in 1812, petitioners, from Scituate, and Hanover, were 
incorporated as a " Universahst Society," and from that day to 
this, the Society has continued in existence, and is still in good 
standing with the denomination. 

This Society was one of the first of the Universalist order, 
estabhshed in Plymouth County ; its members being residents of 
Scituate, Hanover, Abington, Hahfax, Duxbury, and other towns ; 
and Rev. John Murray, an early apostle of Universahsm, preached 
in the old meeting-house 60 years ago. The present neat and 
commodious edifice, was erected Huring the pastorship of Rev. 
Robert L. Killam, in 1832, and stands on a beautiful eminence, 



82 HISTORY OP HANOVER. 

near Barstow's hill, just on the line between South Scituate and 
Hanover, — the Church itself being in South Scituate. 

The old meeting house, which stood on the same site as the 
present house, was two stories high; the roof pitching East and 
West ; with a porch on the East, extending from the ground to the 
eaves, having doors, m front, and on each side of the same, with 
stairways within, leading to the galleries. There were doors on 
the North and South ends of the house, about the centre of the 
same ; and two rows of windows, the lower row lighting the body 
of the house, and the upper the galleries. There were pews in th 
floor, but the galleries were furnished with long seats, or benches, 
"BS was the custom in those days. The house had neither steeple 
nor bell, was unplastered for a long time ; nor had it a chimney, 
until after the commencement of the present century. It was a 
venerable structure, and beneath its roof, the members of the So- 
ciety enjoyed, for many years, the ministrations of the gospel, ac- 
cording io their own views of its teachings, though at first the 
parish was in a measure an off-shoot from the older parishes, in 
Scituate and Hanover. 

The names of those who have preached to the Society, from 
time to time, are, David Pickering ; Samuel Baker ; Elias 
Smith ; Joshua Flagg ; Benjamin Whittemore ; Robert L. Killam, 
from 1829 to 1838; H. W. Morse, 1838; John F. Dyer, 
1839 ; J. E. Burnham, 1840 ; John S. Barry, 1841—1844 ; 
M. E. Hawes, 1844 & 5 ; Horace P. Stevens, 1846 & 7 ; and 
Robinson Breare,the present pastor, settled in 1849. 

Q'he names of the original members of the Society, appended to 
the Act of Incorporation, granted June 18, 1812, are, *Enoch 
CoUamore, *Loring Jacobs, Ichabod R. Jacobs, John Jones, Jr., 
Calvin Wilder, *James H. Jacobs, *Charles Totman, Charles 
Jones, ( in Illinois, ) *Isaac N. Damon, Joshua Bowkcr, *James 
Jacobs, Abel Silvester, *Charles Simmons, *William Hyland, 
*David Turner, *Samuel Randall, Jr., *Samuel Randall, *Joshua 
Damon, Ebenezer Totman, *Jonathan Turner, *Enoch Collamore, 
Jr., *Benjamin Bowker, John Gross, *Josiah Witherell, *Samuel 
Simmons, *John Jones, *Peleg Simmons, Jr., *Seth Stoddard, 
*George Litchfield, *Elisha G^ss, *Reuben Sutton, Theophilus 
Cortherell, Edward F. Jacobs, *Elisha Barrell, Elisha Barrcll, 
Jr., Stephen Jacobs, and *Edward Curtis. 




BAPTIST MEETING HOUSE, 



BAPTIST SOCIETY. 83 

Those to whose names an asterisk is prefixed, have since de- 
ceased ; some have removed ; and of the original number, but ten 
remain, all of whom still " hold fast to the profession of their faith 
without wavering." 

This Society is in a prosperous condition, and free from debt ; 
and though many of its older members have deceased within a few 
years, whose familiar faces are seen no more, yet those who re- 
main can be rehed upon, we think, for its future and permanent 
support. 

BAPTIST SOCIETY. 

The First Baptist Church, in Hanover, was constituted Feb. 11, 
1806, and was composed of members from the First Church, in 
Marshfield, residing in Hanover, and Scituate, favorable to the 
religious opinions held by that denomination. Rev. Barnabas 
Perkins, was the first pastor ; and from 1807, to 1809, William 
Curtis served the infant Society. In 1810, Rev. John Butler 
was settled, and ordained to the work of the Gospel Ministry, in 
December of the same year. Mr. Butler continued to labor with 
this Church about 14 years, serving them with much ability, and 
with good success. During his ministry, their house of worship 
was erected, in 1812, which stands on Main Street, and is a small, 
but neat edifice, in good repair, and of fair proportions. 

From 1824, to 1832, the Church passed through seasons of 
trial and discouragement, and did not enjoy, for much of the time, 
a stated ministry. Mr. Darius Dunbar, was ordained to the 
pastoral office, in 1833, remained about two years, and was suc- 
ceeded by Rev. Robert B. Dickie, from Nova Scotia, who entered 
upon his duties, July 1, 1834, and remained until Sept. 8, 1836. 
Rev. Horace Seaver, of Maine, was the next pastor, preached 
about two years, and was followed by Rev. Nathan Stetson, whose 
name appears on the Minutes of 1839. 

From 1840, to 1842, Rev. Thomas Conant, now of Scituate, 
served the Society ; and after his removal, for a period of between 
two and three years, the Society was destitute of a pastor. In 
1845, Rev. Nathan Chapman entered upon its charge, but re- 
mained only one year, and was followed, in 1846-7, by Rev. B. 
N. Harris. In June, 1849, Rev. William N. Slason, the present 



84 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

pastor, took charge of the Society, and his services, we believe, 
have been acceptable and profitable. 

This Society, though small, is highly respectable in its charac- 
ter ; its members arc zealous ; and the earnestness with which 
they have engaged in the cause of religion, is worthy of all praise. 
Its officers, have been men of excellent standing in the community; 
and to their energy, is doubtless to be attributed much of the So- 
ciety's success. The present Deacons, — Col. John CoUamore, of 
South Scituate, and John Brooks, of Hanover, (the former of 
whom was long and favorably known as one of the Board of 
County Commissioners, ) have long held the office which they now 
sustain, and are men never weary in well doing. 



CHAPTER VI. 



EDUC ATION. 



" From education as the leading cause, 
The public character its color draws ; 
Thence the jDrevailIng manners take their cast, 
Extravagant or sober, loose or chaste." CowPER. 

Early laws for the support of education — Our Common School System — School- 
masters — Schools established in Hanover — Mr. Fitzgerald — Joseph Cashing — 
Luke Stetson — Sketch from 1750 to 1840 — Table of appropriations — Academ)^ 
Mr. Chaddock's — Removal to the Four Corners — Second building — New Edi- 

f fice, built in 1852 — Proprietors. 

Very earlj in the history of the Plymouth Colony, it was " pro- 
posed by the Court unto the severall Townshipes of this Jurisdic- 
tion as a thinge they ought to take into theire serious considera- 
tion That some course may be taken that in every towne there 
may be a Scoolmaster sett up to traiue up children to reading and 
writing ; " ' and in 1677, we read, that " Forasmuch as the main- 
tainance of good hterature doth much tend to the advancement of 
the weale and flourishing estate of societies and Republiques — 
This Court doth therefor order ; That in whatsoever township in 
this Govrment consisting of fifty families or upwards ; any meet 
man shall be obtained to teach a Gramer Scoole such townshipp 
shall allow at least twelve pounds in currant marchantable pay to 
be raised by rate on all the Inhabitants of suclf Towne, and those 
that have the more emediate benefitt thereof by theere Childrens 
good and general good shall make up the resedue necessarie to 
maintain the same, and that the profitts ariseing of the Cape 
Fishing, heretofore ordered to maintaine a Gramer Scoole in this 
CoUonie, be destributed to such Townes as have such Gramer 
Scooles for the maintainance thereof ; not exceeding five pounds 
per annum to any such Towne, unless the Court Treasurer or 

1 Laws, p. 143. 



86 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

Other apointed to manage that affaire see good cause to adde 
therunto to any respective To^Yne not exceeding five pounds more 
pr anum ; and further this Court orders that every such Towne as 
consists of seaventy families or upwards and hath not a gramer 
scoole therein shall allow and pay unto the next towne which hath 
such Gramar scoole kept up amongst them, the sum of five pounds 
p annum in current merchantable pay, to be levied on the Inhab- 
itants of such defective townes by rate, and gathered and deliv- 
ered by the Constables of such Townes as by warrant from any 
Majestrate of this Jurisdiction shalbe required." ' 

In 1GT2, it was ordered, that " every County Town shall have 
and maintain a Latine School ; which if they do and the Master 
( be ) judged by the major part of the ministers of the County a 
Person capable to bring up Youth fitt for th3 Colledge ; then such 
Town for their encouragement shall have one third part annually 
of the money raised on the account of the Cape Fishery, &c." " 
Those who enjoyed the benefit of this school, by sending their 
children, were " to pay three pence a week for Writing and 
Reading, and six pence a week for a SchoUar after he comes to 
his Grammar;" and every such schoolmaster was " to be capable 
to teach to Write and Cypher," and was " to receive children 
after they are fit to begin in their Psalter," &c.^ 

This was the foundation of our justly celebrated system of Mas- 
sachusetts Common School Instruction ; — and from this 
policy, the people have never departed. One of the bright spots 
in our history is, that through all reverses of fortune, and in all 
times of danger and peril, the education of the young has always 
been properly attended to. It is this that has given success to 
our enterprise, prosperity to our commerce, and stabihty to our 
institutions. 

In early days, we are told, " the only schoolmasters were the 
clergy of the towns, who exercised this office in many instances in 
addition to the arduous duties of their pecuhar avocation. Youths 
were received into their families to receive a preparation for col- 
lege, and over the whole body of the younger portion of the in- 
habitants they extended their care." * 

1 Colony Liws, p. 185. ^ Colony Laws, p. 300. 

2 Ibid, p. 300. * Winsor's Duxbuy, p. 71. 



ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS. 87 

Many of tli3 first settlers of Scituate, according to Deane, ' 
■were men of intelligence and education, " It was an object of 
high emulation," he remarks, " as "well as of religious principle 
■with the early Congregational Churches, to be supplied with a 
thoroughly educated ministry ; and such, without exception, were 
those pastors who, having been silenced in England, came hither 
to minister to the httle flocks in the wilderness : nay, men of edu- 
cation and talents were selected for the subordinate offices in the 

Churches Professional school-masters were few, and 

there was no publick provision for their remuneration. Not only 
the pastors, but other men of learning must have given instruc- 
^■tions, and almost gratuitously, in their own houses. It is known 
that Mr, Chauncy prepared his own sons, and others, for college, 
and also several young men for the ministry, between 1640 and 
1650. Mr. Witherell had been a Grammar school-master by pro- 
fession, before leaving England, and many proofs are left of his 
skill in the languages." 

By the enactment of the Colony Laws, to which we have re- 
ferred, school-teachers, as a class, were encouraged ; and many 
men, of learning, and virtue, attached themselves to this pro- 
fession. 

In the Act incorporating the Town of Hanover, the customary 
stipulation, of the establishment and support of a school was in- 
serted ; and accordingly, March 2, 1727-8, it was " voted to keep 
a school this year at threeplaces, where the selectmen shall think 
best ; " and .£27 10s. old tenor, were assessed for its support. Who 
the teacher was at this time, does not appear. The school was 
kept in private houses, and those of Joseph Cornish, and John 
Bailey, were used for the purpose. 

1729, May 29, it was " voted to have a school at or near 
the meeting-house." 

1730, xVpril 17, a standing school was voted, " at or near the 
meeting house ; " and May 18, provisions were made for building 
a school house of wood. This first school house stood near the 
centre of the town, and tradition says it was opposite the present 
gmi-house. 

1734, May 14, Richard Fitzgerald was voted " school- 
master ; " and he contmued to teach in the town until his death, 

1 Hist. Scituate, p. 92. 



88 inSTORY OF HANOVER. 

in 1746. From whence Mr. F. originated, I have been unable to 
learn. He seems to have been a man of talent, well skilled in 
the languages, especially the Latin, and to have taught with good 
success. He was an instructor in Scituate, before his settlement 
in Hanover, and had the honor of preparing for the University 
the Hon. William Gushing, LL. D., who graduated at Harvard 
College, in 1751, and was educated for the bar under the care of 
the celebrated Jeremy Gridley, of Boston, for many years Attorney 
General of the Province of Massachusetts. ' We consider the 
town highly favored, in securing the services of so valua'jle a man, 
early in their municipal career ; and under his judicious training, 
many were reared, who afterwards became distinguished, in the 
To^vn and the State. 

1746, March 1(3, a moveable school voted, "to be kept the first 
three months at the school-house by the meeting-house ; the next 
three, at or near the house of John Studley ( who lived near the 
Four Corners ) ; the third term at or near the house of David 
Jenkins ( probably in the Salmond District,) ; and the last term, 
at or near the house of Isaac Hatch, (in the Westerly part of the 
to>vn, or what is now the King Street District. ) " 

1748, June 27, a moveable school voted, to be kept from De- 
cember 16, to March 16, at the neiv school house near Sllvarius 
Wing's ( on Circuit Street,) ; from October 1, to December 16, 
at or near the dwelling house of Benjamin Stetson, the residents 
of that quarter to provide the place ; from August 1, to October 
1, at or near William Dwelley's, the residents of that quarter to 
provide the place ; and the remainder of the year at the school- 
house by the meeting-house. October 31, .£6 10s. were voted 
to John Barker, for boarding the school-master in 1747, and .£4 
10s. to Silvanus Wing, and <£6, to John House, for the like pur- 
pose. 

1750, A moving school voted for this year. Nov. 27th, Voted 
to Margaret Fitzgerald 18s. 8d, " for boarding Joseph Cushing 
school master, last winter." This is the first time Mr. Cushing's 
name appears on the records, as a teacher ; and he continued to 
serve the town in that capacity, a part of the time, for several 
years. He is the gentleman, who afterwards became distin- 

1 Deane's Scituate, 256-7. 



SCHOOLS, 1752, TO 1774. 89 

guislied in the history of the State, and whose services we shall 
sketch in our Chapter on the Revolution. 

1752. Luke Stetson", is named as one of the masters for this 
year ; bills of board, for twenty-six weeks, being audited and al- 
lowed, and his own bill of services ; and he continued to teach for 
several years. Mr. Stetson was a native of Hanover; and he, 
with Mr. Gushing, were both, probably, pupils of Mr. Fitz- 
gerald, and received from him valuable aid, qualifying them for 
the posts they held. 

It would seem, from our records, that a school was taught 
throughout the year, both summer and winter. The attendance 
of girls, was greatest in the summer season ; that of boys, in 
the winter; many being kept at home, by their parents, a portion 
of the time, to assist in the labors of the farm. In this respect, 
boys in the city then, and always have, enjoyed advantages far 
superior to those in our country towns. 

1763. The selectmen were authorised to hire a school-master 
for one year, " to keep the school in each quarter of the town, 
three months at a place." 

1772, March 9. A committee was chosen to divide the town 
into four quarters, and to determine where each school-house should 
stand ; and] they reported, " First, that the school-house by the 
meeting-house, in the middle quarter, so called, stands as con- 
veniently to accommodate said quarter as we can place it. 
Second, the school-house in the East quarter is equally convenient 
in location. Thirdly, in the North quarter, or on Curtis Street, 
we recommend the removal of the house Northward, between the 
dwelling houses of Joseph Bates and Caleb Sylvester. Fourthly, 
in the Westerly quarter we recommend either the removal of the 
present school-house to a spot of plain ground between the dwell- 
ing-houses of Isaac Hatch and Stephen Randall, or the erection of 
an additional house between the dwelHng-houses of Eliab and Ben- 
jamin Studley, the time to be equally divided between said two 
school-houses." 

1773, October 26. Voted to Isaiah Josselymi ,£3 15s., for 
keeping school one month, from December 9, 1772, to January 16, 
1773. 

1774, March 14. Xll were voted to support a Grammar school 

7 



90 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

this year. Also, '* voted to give the okl school-house bj the meet- 
ing-house, to the middle quarter of the Town, thej repairing the 
same, or building a new one on the same spot." 

1777, May 19. The Selectmen instructed to provide a school 
for the town as usual. 

1778, March 20. Voted to postpone the school till October 
next. 

1781, April 2. <£600 in continental hilh, voted for the use of 
a school ; and October 29, the selectmen were instructed to " hire 
a school-master as soon as may be." 

1784:, March 15. The selectmen were Instructed to hire a 
grammar school-master for three months ; and Mr. Thomas, is 
named as one of the teachers for this year. At the same meeting, 
Joseph Brooks, Josejjh Ramsdell, Jr., Robert L. Eells, and Timo- 
thy Robbins, with the three selectmen, were chosen to divide the 
town into four quarters ; and it was voted " that one quarter shall 
not send their children into another school." For some years be- 
fore this, it had been a custom, with those parents most anxious for 
the instruction of their children, to keep them at school as much 
as possible ; and hence they travelled from quarter to quarter, as 
the school was moved, to enjoy this advantage. Complaints having 
been made against this course, by the above vote it was stopped. 

1800, January G. The School money to be divided into four 
parts, " according to the number of scholars in each quarter of 
the town." 

1801, April 6. A Committee chosen to number the scholars in 
each school district. 

1802, March 8. A Committee of two from each district chosen 
to report how the money should be divided in the S3veral districts, 
and they recoinm3ud3d to district the town anew, and divide the 
money equally in the districts, and their report was accepted. 

1801. Capt. Daniel Barstow, Calvdn Bailey, Snow Curtis, 
Robart Eells, Elisha Barrell, Jr., Joshua Mann, and Clement Bates, 
were chosen to divide the school money ; — from which it appears 
that there were then seven districts in the town. 

1808. The school districts were numbered as follows : — The 
Meeting-house District, No. 1 ; Broad Oak District, No. 2 ; Up- 
per Forge District, No. 3 ; Drinkwater District, No. 4 ; Beech 



SCHOOLS 1812 TO 1837. 91 

Woods District, No. 5 ; Curtis Street District, No. 6 ; Snappet 
District, No. 7. The Curtis street District was divided in 1831- 
2, the Southerly part being called No 8 ; and this is the number 
into which the town is now divided. 

1812, The three selectmen, and the three ministers were 
chosen a School Committee. Petitions were presented this year 
for aid to the small districts, and the town voted that " no district 
should draw a larger sum than $105, nor any less than $45, or 
in that proportion according to the sum raised." 

1819, March 8. A School Committee Avas chosen, consisting of 
" the three selectmen, and all the ministers in the town, together 
with Ebenezer Curtis, John B. Barstow, Robert Salmon, Caleb 
"Whiting, EHsha Barrel!, Jr., and Elijah Wing." November 1: — 
This Committee was discharged, and a new one chosen, consisting 
of Rev. John Butler, Rev. Calvin Wolcott, Rev. Seth Chapin, 
Aaron Hobart, Esq., and Dr. Joshua Studley. 

1822, November 4. The Committee chosen to divide the school 
money were instructed to make out a list of the scholars from four 
to sixteen years of age, with the names of their parents or guar- 
dians. 

1827. A general Committee of seven chosen, and seven per- 
sons as a prudential Committee, one for each district. 

1836. Voted to divide the school money, one half on the dis- 
tricts, and the other half on the scholars ; and this course, with 
but few exceptions, has been pursued to the present time. 

1837. Voted to apply $200 of the surj^lus revenue to schools 
this year. 

We have no means at hand, for ascertaining the names of the 
school books used in the town one hundred years ago. From our 
oldest citizens we learn that the Psalter, the New England Primer, 
and the Testament, were the principal reading books in their 
school days, and the Young Man's Companion, and Pike's were 
the most common Arithmetics. There was one spelling book 
before Noah Webster's ; this last was introduced nearly seventy 
years ago. There was also a small Geography used in some of the 
schools. Text books were not so numerous as now. 

Among the female teachers " Ma'am Mann," as she is called, 
was one of the most celebrated, and taught, in Hanover and Scit- 
uate, seventy years ago. Girls carried their " samplers " to be 



92 HISTORY OF HANOVEIl. 

wrought, and tlisir " knitting and sewing." It sometimes taxed 
the patience of our worthy pedagogues severely, to have httle 
misses come up and ask questions about their knitting. Luke 
Stetson, it is said, tokl one of his pupils to " widen, — widen," — 
until she had knit her stocking " as wide as a meal bag." 

Considerable improvement has been made of late in our school- 
houses. The old, dilapidated structures, which were visible in all 
the districts a few years since, are gradually giving way to more 
commodious and tasteful edifices. The houses in Districts No. 2, 
3, and 4, are quite neat. In 1847, the question of the town's 
purchasing the existing school houses, and erecting new ones in 
the several districts, began to be agitated, and eventually the 
course was adopted, and is now being carried out. 

The following table exhibits the amount appropriated for the 
support of schools at different periods. 



1728. 




Old Tenor. 


£27 10s. 


1782-'91. 


In Silver. 


£60 00s. 


1729- 


'35. 


" 


50 00s. 


1792-93. 


u 


75 00s. 


1730. 




(( 


55 00s. 


1798,-1802. 


11 


$300 00 


1 738- 


'40. 


u 


60 00s. 


1802-'03. 


11 


450 


1741- 


'42. 


(C 


80 00s. 


1804-05. 


11 


550 00 


1743- 


'45. 


(( 


100 00s. 


1806-'32. 


11 


600 00 


1747. 




(( 


145 00s. 


1833-'38. 


11 


800 00 


17G2. 




In Silver. 


26 13s 


1838-'47. 


u 


1000 00 


1763- 


'G9. 


11 


30 13s. 


1848. 


11 


1200 00 


1770- 


'77. 


11 


27 16s.8d 


1849-'50. 


11 


1250 00 


1779. 




In Bills. 


200 00s. 


1851-'52. 


11 


1300 00 


1781. 




(1 


GOO 00s. 









From the foregoing table, it appears that the amount, appro- 
priated by the Town for the support of Schools, has been doubled 
•within the last 20 years. This fact, we think, speaks well for our 
citizens, and shows a commendable interest in the cause of Edu- 
cation. 

Our schools, we think, will not suffer in comparison with those 
of equal size in the neighboring towns. A desire is felt to procure 
good teachers, and to pay them liberally for their services. We 
hope this interest, in so vital a cause, will continue to increase ; 
and that the amount appropriated, will keep pace with the wants 
of our children, and the ability of the people. 



ACADEMY. 



93 




ACADEMY, 



In 1792, the State of Massachusetts encouraged the establish- 
ment of Academies within its limits, bj grants of tracts of land in 
the District of Maine. In consequence of these grants, manj 
such institutions sprung into existence, and contributed greatly to 
aid the cause of education, by giving more thorough instruction in 
the different branches taught in the public schools. In 1798, the 
attention of the citizens of Hanover was turned to this subject, 
and March 7, a Committee was appointed to draw up a petition to 
the General Court, probably for an Act of Incorporation. We 
hear no more of the matter, however, until after the settlement 
of Rev. Calvin Chaddock, in 1806, and he, having been for some 
years preceptor of an Academy in Rochester, Massachusetts, 
which he built at his own expense, and where, in the short space 
of six years, nearly 1300 different pupils were taught by him, 
soon took measures for establishing one in Hanover ; and so well 
was he seconded in his efforts, that before 1808, a building was 
erected for that purpose, and was ready for occupancy. It stood 
on the common, a little West of the Centre Meeting House, and 
was two stories high, of fair proportions, neatly painted, furnished 
with Venetian blinds, and crowned with a cupola and bell. A res- 
pectable number of pupils of both sexes attended the school, from 



94 IIISTORY OF HAXOVER 

to-wns both of Plymouth and Norfolk counties. Beside the com- 
mon English branches, instruction was given in the Latin and 
Greek languages, the higher mathematics, navigation, surveying, 
&c.; and in the female department, under the charge of Mrs. C, 
considerable attention was given to embroidery, and painting in 
water colors ; and all the pupils took part in weekly declamations, 
on Wednesday afternoons, in the hall above the school-room. 
Many young men were fitted for college here, some of Avhom Avere 
subsequently distinguished for eminence in their professions ; and 
of the " honorable women not a few," Mrs. Almira Little Torrey, 
is named, as one " whose amiable disposition, high intelligence, 
and devoted piety, have embalmed her memory in the hearts of a 
numerous circle of friends ; and who, by moans of her interesting 
and pubhshed memoirs, being dead, yet speaketh.'" 

" The venerable founder of Hanover Academy," says Mr. A., 
" will not be forgotten, either by those ' who sat at his feet,' as 
pupils, or were his hearers as a preacher of the Gospel.". The 
town has reason to remember him with gratitude, for his patient 
and earnest efforts for the improvement of the young. 

This school continued in a flourishing condition, throughout the 
period of the settlement of Mr. C; but soon after his departure, 
it began visibly to decline, and was finally suspended for a season. 
The first Sabbath School was held in this building, during the 
ministry of Mr. Chapin, — the Assembly's Catechism being the in- 
struction book placed in the children's hands. At length, about 
the year 1822, the building was sold, moved to the Four Corners, 
and is now occupied as a store, and shoe-manufactory, by Mr. 
Stephen Josselynn. 

The second Academy, was erected in 1828, and stood on 
Broadway, not far from the Episcopal Church. It was built, in 
shares of $25 each, at an expense of about $1200; — the 
Trustees were Incorporated in 1820 ; and the names of the ori- 
ginal shareholders were, Alexander Wood, Esq., Capt. Haviland 
Torrey, Joseph Eells, Ephraim Stetson, Dr. Ezekiel D. Cushing, 
Rev. Calvin Wolcott, Sarah Gardner, Robert Eells, Asa])h 
Magoun, Horace Collamore, Esq., Gen. A. W. Oldham, Capt. 
Tilden Crooker, Benjamin C. Pratt, Ethan A. Stetson, Capt. 

^ Letter of Lucius Alden. 



NEW ACADEMY. 95 

"William Josseljnn, Eli Stetson, Joseph S. Bates, Horatio Gushing, 
Esq., Isaac Magoun, Col. John B. Barstow, Capt. Thomas Water- 
man, Capt. Nathaniel Barstow, John C. Stockbridge, George Bai- 
lej, Dr. Joshua Stucllev, Justus Whiting, Thomas Damon, Ben- 
jamin Mann, Esq., Lemuel Dwellej, Samuel Tolman, Jr., Elias 
W. Pratt, Luther Howland, James Waterman, Samuel Waterman, 
Samuel Stetson, Elias Magoun, John Barstow, Esq., Albert Clapp, 
and John Wilder. 

The preceptors at this Academy, from its erection in 1828, 
were, Zephaniah Bass, 1828 ; Horace H. Rolfe, 1829 ; Rev. 
Cyrus Holmes, 1830 ; Ethan Allen, 1830 ; Rev. Calvin Wolcott, 
1831 ; John P. Washburn, 1832 ; Dr. Ira Warren, 1833 ; Thomas 
F. White, 1834, and 1835 ; Herman Bourn, 1837 ; Josiah Ful- 
ler, 1838, and 1839 ; and Rev. Cyrus Holmes, 1840, to the year 
previous to his death. 

Since then, the Instructors have been Charles Hitchcock, who 
taught two terms ; George Wolcott, who taught one term ; artd 
M. P. McLauthlin, Esq., the present Principal. There have 
been female teachers connected with the Academy, a portion of 
the time ; and the number of pupils, in 1832, was 56 ; in 1833, 
34 ; and in 1834, Q6. 

In 1843, the Dorcas Society held meetings in the upper hall, 
and the Episcopal Society also held evening prayer meetings in 
the hall, once a week, during the same year. 

Finally, in 1851, the friends of Education in the vicinity, think- 
ing a better building was needed, endeavored to raise, in shares of 
^25, each, a sum sufficient for that purpose ; and in a short time 
$2,750 were subscribed, including a liberal donation of $1,000 
from Mr. Samuel Sahnond, to which was added $375 received for 
the old house ; and the present beautiful edifice, which stands a few 
rods south of the old one, was built at an expense of about $3,500, 
including the bell, which was a gift from Miss Salmond, — and 
was dedicated, by appropriate services, March 2, 1852 ; the address 
being delivered by Rev. E. Porter Dyer, of Hingham, the invo- 
catory prayer by Rev. A. G. Duncan, the dedicatory prayer by 
Rev. Samuel Cutler, and hymns, composed by Miss Lucy S. 
Delano, Rev. E. Porter Dyer, and Rev. A. G. Duncan, being 
sung, under the direction of Mr. Benjamin Frost. 

Other impromptu addresses were delivered, by Rev. H. D. 



98 



HISTORY OF HANOVER. 



Walker, of East Ablngton, Rev. Mr. White, of North Ablngton, 
Rev. W. N. Slason, of Hanover, and M. P. McLauthlin, the 
Principal of the Academy. 

The board of Trustees consists of Rev. Samuel Cutler, Presi- 
dent, Alfred C. Garratt, M. D., Secretary, Rev. Abel G. Dun- 
can, Samuel Salmond, Seth Barker, Elijah Barstow, Treasurer, 
and M. Parris McLauthlin, ex officio. * 

Mr. McLauthlin has had charge of the Academy for a few 
years past, and his services have given general satisfaction, and 
have been attended with a good degree of success. The institution 
has no fund invested for its support, but its income is derived from 



* Proprietors of Hanover Academy 
each in 1852. Par value S25 per 
March 2, 1852. 

shares. 
Samuel Salmond, Hanover, 42 

Eobert Sylvester, " 7 

Seth Barker, " 4 

Elijah Barstow, South Scituate, 3 
Isaac H. Harding, " 2 

Abner Stetson, " 1 

Thomas Waterman, " 1 

Young Ladles Society of St. An- 
drews Church, Hanover, by the 
Rector, 2 

Dorcas Society of St. Andrews 

Church, Hanover, by the Rec. 2 
-Samuel Cutler, Hanover, 
]\Iiss Frances Baldwin, Hanover, 
Alexander Wood, " 
Gustavus Percival, " 
Stephen Josselvnn, " 
Thos. B. Donncll, " 
Haviland Torrey, Pembroke, 
Hannah Barstow, Hanover, 
Levi Sturtevant, Jr., Pembroke, 
Adams Billings, " 

Charles Dyer, Hanover, 
Luther Howland, Hanson, 
Robert Ilei-sey, Hanover, 
Martin W. Stetson, " 
Hannah Stetson, " 

John P. Eells, " 

Benjamin WhitwcU " 
John Sylvester, " 

Nathaniel Barstow, " 
Benj. F. Burgess, " 
M. P. McLauthlin, " 
Michael Sylvester, " 



with the number of shares owned by 
share. Erected 1851-52. Dedicate" 

George Curtis, Hanover, 
Sam'l Tolman, Jr., South Scituate, 
Lemuel C. AVaterman, So. Scit. 
J. M. Smith, and G. P. Clapp, 

South Scituate, 
Warren Wright, Hanover, 
Jos. B. Fobes, " 

Ednuind Q. Sylvester, Hanover, 
Pxobert E. Dwelley, " 

William Church, " " 

Nathan Dwelley, " 

John B. Barstow, " 

Thos. H. C. Barstow, « 

Alfred C. Garratt, " 

Al)el G. Duncan, " 

Melzar Hatch, » 



110 
Cost of Academy. 
Total amount for land,build- 

ing, and fixtures, $3,488 52 

The expense was defrayed by 

jiroceeds of 110 shares at 

825 per share, $2,750 00 

375 00 

138 03 



Sale of Old Academy, 

Donation of a Bell, 

Donation from Young La- 
dies Societies, 

Subscription of Sundry per- 
sons. 

Balance provided for by sub- 
scription, 



51 75 



50 00 



123 74 



$3,488 52 



LAWYERS. 97 

the qiiarterlj fee paid hj the pupils, and the number of scholars 
of both sexes in attendance, averages about 50. 

LAWYERS. 

Previous to the Revolution, and for some years afterwards, 
there was no regularly educated lawyer settled in Hanover ; the 
business usually transacted by the members of this profession, be- 
ing attended to by Elijah Gushing, Esq., Joseph Gushing, Esq., 
David Stockbridge, Esq., and a few other enterprising and edu- 
cated Justices of the Peace, and by the Selectmen of the 
Town. 

The first lawyer who settled in the town, so far as our records 
show, was Benjamin Whitman, Esq., son of Zachariah Whitman, 
of South Bridgwater, who was born in 1768, graduated at Brown 
University, in 1788, and resided in Pembroke, and then in Hano- 
ver, to which town he moved about the year 1792. He lived on 
Broadway, for a season, in the house now occupied by Samuel 
Eells, but afterwards purchased the Nathaniel Sylvester house, 
near North River Bridge, which is now occupied by Rufus Far- 
num. In 1799, he built the house in which Seth Barker, Esq., 
resides, — on a spot of elevated ground, commanding a fine view 
of the river, and of the ship-yards, which were then in active 
operation. His office, was on the opposite side of the road, and 
is still standing, near the house of Mr. Sylvanus Percival. He 
was Post Master for several years. He left the town about the 
year 1806, moving to Boston, of which city he was subsequently 
one of the Representatives, and of whose Police Court he was for 
many years Ghief Justice. He Avas an able lawyer ; a man of 
great business enterprise ; an active politician ; and his services 
were of great value to the town during the period of his residence 
in it. John Holmes, of Kingston, was one of his students while 
in Hanover, who subsequently settled in Maine, while that State 
was part of Massachusetts, and from which he was a Representa- 
tive to the General Court of Massachusetts, and afterwards a 
Member of Congress. Barker Curtis, a native of Hanover, and a 
son of Simeon Curtis, Esq., was also one of his students, and had 
an office, for a time, in the North Easterly part of the town, 
where Hiram Cm-tis resides, but finally settled in INIaine. Wm. 



98 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

G. Curtis, a native of Hanover, was also a student with Mr. 
Whitman, but died before entering upon his professional career. 

The next lawyer settled in Hanover, was John ^Yinslow, Esq., 
only son of Dr. Isaac Winslow. ofMarshfield, grandson of Gen. 
John Winslow, of Marshfield, and great grandson of Col. Isaac, who 
was the only surviving son of Governor Josiah WiusloAV. John, 
son of Dr. Isaac, graduated at Brown University, in 1795, and 
settled in Hanover about the year 1810. He hved first in the 
house now occupied by Stephen Josselynn, but soon after built the 
house recently occupied by Capt. John Cushing, near St. An- 
drew's Church, at the Four Corners. He was a thorough lawyer ; 
gentlemanly in his manners ; and one whose professional practice 
was very extensive. He died at Natchez, Mississippi, about the 
year 1830, and his widow and children moved to Hingham, where 
she died. He has sons in Boston. 

Isaiah Wing, a native of Hanover, was, it is said, a pupil at the 
Academy of Mr. Chaddock, after he was a married man ; and he 
subsequently studied law with Mr. Winslow, and practiced for a 
time in Hanover ; but finally moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he 
died. 

Jotham Cushman, Esq., was in Hanover, about the same time 
as Mr. Winslow, and built and occupied the long house at the 
Four Corners, now owned by the widow of Thomas Turner. 
Jabcz Crooker was one of his students, and went into the Army 
during the war of 1812. 

Aaron Hobart, Esq., son of Aaron, Esq.; and grandson of Col. 
Aaron, of Abington, graduated at Brown University, in 1805, 
and settled in Hanover about the year 1812, residing at the 
Four Corners. Whilst in Hanover, he was chosen to the Senate 
of Massachusetts, from Plymouth County, in 1820, and was a 
member of Congress in 1826-7. He moved to East Bridgcwater, 
and was soon after appointed Judge of Probate for Plymouth 
County, which ofiice he now holds. His public services have at 
all times been of groat value to the community ; upon his judg- 
ment great reliance is placed ; and his demeanor as a citizen, 
and in the walks of private life, have gained for him the confi- 
dence and esteem of all who have the pleasure of his personal 
acquaintance. 



PHYSICIANS. 99 

Alexander Wood, Esq., of Middleboro', studied law with Judge 
Wood, of [Middleboro', and practiced in Hanover for a short time ; 
but afterwards relinquished the duties of his profession, and for 
some years past has been engaged in trade, at the Four Cor- 
ners, with Capt. Plaviland Torrej. 

Perez Simmons, Esq., a native of Hanover, graduated at Brown 
Universitj, inl833, and settled first in Providence, Rhode Island, 
but came to Hanover, in 1843, and has since resided in the town, 
in the practice of his profession. He has been for some years 
past a member of the board of Selectmen, and was chosen to 
represent the town in the State Legislature, in 1851-2. 

PHYSICIANS. 

For about twenty years after the incorporation of the town, no 
physician resided within its limits ; but Drs. Joseph Jacobs, and 
Charles Stockbrldge, who were both of Scituate, extended their 
practice into Hanover, and the former resided quite near the 
Northerly bounds of the town. 

Dr. Jeremiah Hall, settled in Hanover, about the year 1749, 
married Keziah Bailey, and remained until 17G4, when he moved 
to Pembroke, of which town he was chosen delegate to the Pro- 
vincial Congresses of 1774-5. He was a valuable citizen ; a man 
well quahfied for the duties of his calling ; and he left behind him 
the memorials of a life of usefulness and virtue. 

Dr. Lemuel Cushing, was a resident of Hanover, about the time 
of the Hevolution, and was appointed by the Provincial Congress, 
a surgeon in the army. The precise time when he came to town 
is unknown, as also the date of his leaving. 

Dr. Peter Hobart, of Hingham, came to Hanover in 1783, and 
here resided until his death, in 1793. His house was on Main 
Street, not far from the residence of the late Gideon Studley. 
His widow moved to New York State, and there died. 

Dr. ]Marsh, of Hingham, was in Hanover for a few years, about 
the same time as Dr. Hobart. 

Dr. Melzar Dwelley, previously of Ashburnham, came to Hano- 
ver, about the year 1798, and resided here, until his death, in 
1828. He lived on Hanover Street, in the house noAV occupied by 
Norman Chamberlin. As a Physician, his abihties were highly 



100 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

respectable, and Ms professional services were in great demand. 
His descendants are in South Boston, and in Asliburnliam. 

Dr. Cartier, a Frenchman, from the island of Martiniciue, came 
to Plymouth, where he remained for a period ; and about the time 
of the last war, he settled in Hanover, remained seven 3'ears, and 
boarded at the house of Mr. Reuben Curtis. He was subsequently 
of Hanson, and finally, it is said, returned to Martinique, where 
he died. He was a man thoroughly educated, but eccentric in his 
manners. 

Dr. Joshua Studley, a native of Hanover, j)racticed medicine 
from 1808, until 1848. 

Dr. Ezekiel D. Gushing, was in Hanover from 1827 to 1828, 
when he deceased. He lived at the Four Corners. He was a 
man of eminent abilities ; had practiced in the best hospitals in 
France ; and was every way qualified to prosecute with distin- 
guished success the brilhant career which opened before him. His 
early death was a melancholy event to his friends ; and in *him, 
the pubhc lost one who, had he lived, would doubtless have made 
himself conspicuous, and have ranked among the greatest and best 
physicians and surgeons of the age. 

Dr. Henry Wade, was in Hanover, in 1829, and died in 
1830. 

Dr. Jacob Richards, now of Braintree, practiced in Hanover 
from 1834 to 1836. An account of his family will be found 
in our genealogical sketches. 

Dr. Calvin B. Pratt, now of Bridgewater, was in Hanover, from 
1836 to 1838. 

Dr. Joseph B. Fobes, his successor, remained in the town until 
1851. His practice was very extensive, and very successful. 

Drs. Benjamin Whitwell, and Alfred C. Garratt, are at present 
settled in Hanover, and both reside at the Four Corners. 

GRADUATES. 

The town of Hanover has not furnished a large number of stu- 
dents to our colleges ; nor can we present so long a hst of grad- 
uates, as many other towns in the State. The following are all 
whose names we have learned : — 



GRADUATES. 



101 



Joseph Cushimg, 

Joseph Stockbridge 

Prentiss Mellen, 

Henry Mellen, 

William Simmons, 

Nathaniel Jacobs, 

Zachariah G. Whitman, 

Benjamin Whitman, 

Albert Smith, 

Perez Simmons, 

Frederick 0. Barstow, 

William P. Duncan, At Amherst. 

Horatio Stockbridge, was at Harvard College, two years. 

Joseph B. Damon, and Frankhn Damon, graduated at the 
Newton Theological Institute. 

There have been many graduates in families that have moved 
from Hanover ; but these do not properly come within our 
scope. 



Harvard College, 


1752. 


a 




1755. 


u 




1784. 


ii 




1784. 


a 




1804. 


(( 




1806. 


a 




1807. 


Brown Univi 


ersity. 


1815. 


Dartmouth 


a 


1825. 


Brown University, 


1833. 


a 




1852. 



CHAPTER VII 



MILITARY niSTOr.Y. 



" After years tlie tale shall tell, 

In -words of Uulit revealed, 

"VVho bravely fought, who nobly fell." 

Mrs. E. T. Daniels. 

Military training of our ancestors — Town's stock of powder, &c. — Expedition to the 
Spanisli "West Indies — Expedition to Cape Breton — French Neutrals — French 
"War, with extracts from the Muster Kolls. 

The circumstances in "vvliich tlie carlj settlers of New England 
were placed, rather than their inclination, or natural desire, led 
them to engage, more or less, in military pursuits, and the study 
of the art of "war. Not only "were they exposed, from the outset, 
to deadly encounters with the Indians "who surrounded them ; but 
after these foes "were vanquished and subdued, others sprung up, 
in the neighboring provinces, of their own color, though not of 
their own nation; and the French and S anish Avars, called into 
active service the able-bodied citizens of Massachusetts, and per- 
haps contributed, in a measure, to prepare the way for that sue 
C3ssful resistance to the encroachments of the mother country, 
which led to the establishment of our National Independence. 
Had it not been for these wars, and for the discipline which our 
troops received in them, and the military experience gained by 
our officers, it is doubtful if the war of the Revolution would have 
been so successfully prosecuted, had our fathers dared even to 
engage in it. We do not, however, appear as the advocate of 
war. It is a great calamity ; — a frightful evil ; — and under the 
influence of Christian truth, we hope the time may soon arrive, 
when SAVords shall be beaten into ploughshares, and spears into 
pruning hooks, and PEACE shall reign over all the earth. 

But, as a faithful historian, it becomes our duty briefly to chroni- 
cle those events, which, when transpiring, Avere of so much conse- 



EXPEDITION TO THE SPANISH WEST INDIES. 103 

quence to the welfare of the people, and to their national existence. 
We give, therefore, not an extended account, but the simple inci- 
dents, alluded to on the records of the town, and contemporary- 
papers, in the Archives of the State, and the possession of indi- 
viduals. 

1734, Sep. 9. £35 were voted for a " town stock of ammuni- 
tion." Such a stock, every town was required bj Imv to keep on 
hand. 

1740, Mar. 2. It Avas voted that the Town's stock of powder 
and shot, should be kept " in the meeting-house chamber ;" — a 
small room, over the womens' gallerj ; — and the Treasurer of the 
Town was authorised " to take out of the lease of the flats as 
much monej as will purchase said stock, agreeable to the Law, 
with what Thomas Joss el jnn already has." 

It was during this, and the following year, that the expedition 
to the Spanish West Indies, to which we have alluded on p. 20, 
was undertaken ; but the only references to this expedition, which 
we find on the Town records, are the following under date of Dec. 
28, 1741.—" Voted Dea. Thos. Josselynn, £13 16s. 4d. for 
mens rates gone to Cuba and elseivherey Six other similar votes 
occur under the same date. The names of those who went from 
Hanover, are not given, nor are the tax bills in existence, from 
which to learn whose rates were remitted ; but, from scattered 
hints, we think we may venture to name, besides Samuel Eells, 
who was an Ensign, and who died in the service, John Stoddard, 
Joshua Turner, John Whitcomb, and Ezekiel Ladd, alluded to on 
Town records as having had their taxes remitted ; and perhaps 
Robert Young, whose widow Margaret received aid from the town 
this year. There must have been quite a number from Hanover, 
the whole sum remitted in taxes, being about £50, and not less 
than seven allusions being made to those " gone to Cuba." 

The manuscript in the possession of Rev. Benj. Kent, of Roxbury, 
gives the names of only the 55, who survived in May, 1741. Over 
400 men died in the expedition. 

1744, Oct. 30. Capt. Elijah Gushing was instructed " to in- 
form his Excellency concerning Dea. Thos. Josselynn's making 
way with the Town stock of gunpowder ;" and Nov. 5, Capt. 
Cushing was appointed " to take care of the Town's powder and 
bullets." 



104 HISTORY OF HAXOVER. 

In 1745, the expedition to Cape Breton, was undertaken, at 
tue instance of Gov. Shirle j ; the forces from Massachusetts , con- 
sistini^ of upwards of 3,200 men, aided bj 500 from Connecticut, 
and 300 from New Hampshire.' This maj be considered as the 
commencement of the French war, which with various fortune, 
was carried on until the peace of 1TG3, and the reduction of the 
provinces to the dominion of Great Britain. 

We have been at some pains to examine the huge folios of 
Muster Rolls, relating to this war, which are deposited in the State 
House, at Boston ; and though our gleanings from tins source are 
not very extensive, and may not embrace the names of all who en- 
listed from Hanover, yet such as they are, wc present them as an 
attempt towards collecting facts, which, owing to the want of more 
thorough information, can only be regarded as an approximation 
to the truth. 

In 1755, preparations were made for dislodging the French 
from Nova Scotia ; and the Massachusetts forces, formed into a 
regiment of two battahons, of which Gov. Shirley was the Colonel, 
were commanded by Lt. Col. John Winslow, of Marshfield, who 
raised 2000 men, for one year, or longer, if required.* The French 
Neutrals were taken prisoners in this expedition, and torn from 
their country, and sent into banishment, being scattered over 
Massachusetts, and other pro\inces. In all, 1923 suffered this 
fate ; viz : 483 men, and 337 women, heads of families, and their 
sons and daughters, 527 of the former, and 576 of the latter. Their 
stock was upwards of 5000 horned cattle, 493 horses, and 12,887 
sheep and swine. ^ 

The history of this unfortunate race, is one of melancholy inter- 
est, but we cannot pursue it to any extent. In Abington, there 
were a few settled, and in other towns of Plymouth county. We 
have heard of one or more in Hanover, who settled somewhere on 
Broadway, but cannot give their names. 

The following notices of enlistments from Hanover, during the 
progress of this war, are all we have been able to find. A few of 
the names given, were residents of Scituate, referred to in other 
places of this work. 

In 1755, Col Ezekiel Turner served in the expedition to Crown 

1 Minot's History of INIass. Vol. 1, p. 75. 

2 Minot's Hist. Mass. Vol. 1, p. 217. 
Minot's Hist. Mass., Vol. l,p. 225. 



FRENCH WAR. 105 

Point ; and in Capt. Samuel Clarke's Co. (of Braintrec,) for 13 
weeks, from Dec. 16, 1755, were Barnabas Perrj, of Scituate, and 
Richard Bo wker, Stephen Hatch, Joseph Palmer, Gideon Stetson , 
and Theophilus Witherell, of the same town. 

Reuben Bates, set down as of Scituate, was a corporal in Elisha 
Hersej's Co. (of * Abington) ; and Nehemiah Silvester was ser- 
geant, and Thomas Stetson, sentinel. 

James House, of Hanover, was Captain of a Company in the 
expedition to Crown Point, from Mar. 29, to Sep. 8. 1756. On 
the back of the instrument, he is called Major James House. 
Cooms House, Seth Witherell, and Daniel Garnett, of Hanover, 
were in his Company. 

In the same expedition, Joseph Nowit, ' born in Pembroke, but 
living in Hanover, was in Capt. Boring's Co.; and John B. Wor- 
rin, a native of England, enlisted from Hanover in Capt. Abel 
Keen's Co. 

James House was Major of a Company at Fort William Henry, 
from Nov. 27, 1755, to Mar. 24, 1756. 

In the muster roll of Capt. John Boring's company, encamped at 
Fort Edward, July 25, 1756, occur the names of Bawrence Ekins, 
a native of Ireland, but a resident of Hanover ; Jeremiah Rogers, 
of Hanover ; and Bezaleel Palmer, Thomas Cook, Samuel With- 
erell, and Nathaniel Palmer, the latter of whom was a shipwright 
by trade. 

In the Roll of Capt. Abel Keen's Company, in Col. Joseph Thach- 
er's Regiment, occur the names of Buke Bowker, blacksmith, and 
John B. Worrin. 

In the return of Thomas Clapp's Regiment, (of Scituate,) July 
20, 1756, in the expedition to Crown Point, occur the names of 
Peter B. Warren, Samuel Witherell, Joseph Turner, Joshua 
Dwelley, John Perry, Thomas Barstow, Jeremiah Dillingham, 
Nathaniel Stetson, William Gray, Thomas Cornish, John Hanmer, 
Joseph Stetson, Jr., John Ramsdell, Bezaleel Palmer, Thomas 
Cook, Elisha Palmer, and Benjamin Estes, all of whom are set 
down as of Hanover. 

James House was Captain in Thomas Clapp's Regiment, which 
marched for the rehef of Fort William Henry, in August, 1757 ; 

^ An Indian. 
8 



106 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

and Job Crookcr, and Henrj Pcrrj, of Pembrolie, were in his 
Company. 

Dr. Jeremiah Hall, of Hanover, was Surgeon in Jos3jh 
Thacher's Company, in 1757. 

Elisha House, of Hanover, was in the expedition to Canada, in 
1769 ; and Seth Joyce, and David House, also of Hanover, served 
in the same campaign. 

Nathaniel Josselynn, se. S7, went to Canada in 1758, in 
Thomas Clapp's regiment ; also Edward Peters, se. 19, who was 
in the emjloy of Joseph Curtis ; Seth Wcodwoi th, se. 22 ; James 
Silvestc, se. 39 ; John Hunt, sd. 17, in the employ of Peleg 
Curtis ; and Joshua Remington, se. 87. 

April 12, 1759. There were mustered in Capt. Abel Keen's 
Company, for the invasion of Canada, by Lt. Col. Elijah Cashing, 
Henry, son of John Bray, ae. 18 ; Lemuol, son of Joseph Bates, ae. 
18 ; and Mark, son of Jeremiah Rogers, se, 18. 

At the same date, in Col. Thomas Clapp's Regiment, for 
Canada, were Elisha Palmer, as. 41 ; Prince Osgood, ae. 18, in 
the employ of Joseph Josselynn ; and Mark, son of Jeremiah 
Rogers, se. 18. 

In Abel Keen's Company, of which Tho.nas Doty was Colonel 
for Canada, in 1759, were Jeremiah Rogers ; Abraham Cato 
who was discharged ; Abner French ; Nathaniel Josselynn, who 
was discharged ; Amos Love ; Dennis Morrison ; Prince Os^'ood 
in the employ of Joseph Josselynn, discharged ; Jonathan Pratt ; 
Jonathan Peters, who died in the service ; Edward Peters ; 
Thomas Rogers ; Aaron Rowell, employed by Jeremiah Ro^-ers; 
Josliua Staples; Jesse, Abner, and Jonathan Torre/; and 
Zephaaiuh and Samuel Withercll. All these are named as of 
Hanover. 

In Abel Keen's Company, at Lunenburg, from March 31, to 
November 1, 1759, were Jeremiah Rogers ; Henry, son of John 
Bray; Lemuel, son of Joseph Bates; Samuel Bowker ; Leonard, 
8 m of Richard Hill ; Prince Osgood ; Elisha Palmer ; and Mark, 
son of Jeremiah Rogers. 

Isaac Nuwett, was in Col. John Thomas' Company, for Canada 
in 1700. 

In Daniel Reed's Company, which was at Tlcoaderago in 17G0, 



FRENCH war! 107 

were Gideon Studlej, "who was out 46 weeks ; Timothy Church, 
out 40 weeks ; Isaac Nowett, in the employ of Col. Thomas ; 
Edward Peters, in the employ of Thomas Wilkes ; and Thomas 
Rogers. 

In 1762, the town was divided into two districts, and a militarj 
company was raised in each district. Of the North Company, 
David Stockbridge, was Captain ; Joseph Cashing, 1st Lieuten- 
ant; John Bailey, Jr., 2nd Lieutenant; and David Jacobs, En- 
sign. Of the South Company, Joseph Josselynn, was Captain ; 
Simeon Curtis, 1st Lieutenant ; Joseph House, 2d Lieutenant ; 
and John Josselynn, Ensign. Of the Division to which these 
companies belonged, David Stockbridge, Avas Lieutenant Colonel, 
and Jos3ph Josselynn, was Major, liobert L. Eells was second 
Quarter Master in the Troop of Horse. 

In the same year, 1761-2, Edward Peters, of Hanover, was in 
Capt. Lemuel Dunbar's Company, from April 18, 1761, to 
January 4, 1762. Stephen Curtis was out in 1762. Benjamin, 
son of Daniel Teague, was in Abel Keen's Company ; also John 
Bates, and Henry Dillingham. In Job Williams' Company, from 
November 18, 1761, to July 29, 1762, were John Bates, William 
Bradley, and Stephen Curtis, in the employ of Benjamin Curtis. 

Elisha Barrell, Avho died in Hanover, in 1829, oe. 96, was out 
in the French War ; also Samuel Brooks, who died in Hanover, in 
1830, 88. 95, and Jedediah Dwelley, William Perry, and Oliver 
Winslow, — the latter of whom died near Crown Point, in 1759. 
These men were of Scituate, though their names occur on the 
Hanover Records; and at a subsequent date, or after the close of 
the war, some of them resided in the town. 

1768, November 7. "Voted to Samuel Barstow 6s. for 
making a door to the powder room, and for moving the powder." 

17 n, Mii-3h 11. " Cipt. Jj'm Biiloy, a:il Capb. Simso.i Cur- 
tis chosen to take care of the Town's Gun Powder in the best 
way and manner they can." 

1774, November 21. Paid Capt. John Bailey for four quarter 
barrels of Powder, X9 8s. 

These arc all the minutes which occur previous to tha Revo- 
lution. Of the incidents of this war, we shall make a separate 
Chapter ; as also of the War of 1812, in which we shall include a 
sketch of the Hanover Artillery Company. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



INCIDENTS OF THE REVOLUTION. 

" By their pious shades we swear, 
By their toils and perils here, 
We will guard with jealous care, 

Law and Liberty." LuxT. 

Causes of the Revolution — Stamp Act — Convention in Boston — Plymouth County 
Convention — Provincial Congresses — Preparations for defence — Minute men- 
Provincial Treasurer chosen— Committees of Safety — Boston Port Bill — Tories, 
and the Rugglcs Covenant — Balfour's troops — Commencement of hostilities — 
Sea coast guards — General Washington assumes the command of the Army — 
Station of the army — Operations for 177(3 — li^ntrenchment on Dorchester heights 
— Evacuation of lioston — Alarm at Cohasset — Declaration of Independence — 
Operations aVound Boston — Men for Ticonderoga, and for Rhode Island — Opera- 
tions for 1777 — Committee of Safety — Prices for labor — Town's quota — Expedi- 
tion to Rhode Island — Other military movements — Operations for 1778 — Quota 
of Shirts, &c., — State Constitution rejected — Enlistments for this year — Extracts 
from the Pay Rolls — Operations for 1779 — Committee of Safety &c., — Enlistments 
— Committee of Safety for 1780 — Military movements for the year — Depreciation 
of Currency — The dark hour— Movements for 1781 — Incidents subsequent to the 
War. 

The story of the Revolution, will ever be read with interest bj 
the citizens of this growing republic. The simple recital of our 
father's wrongs ; of their peaceful remonstrance against those 
wrongs, until forbearance ceased longer to be a virtue ; of their 
calm deliberation upon the course next to be pursued ; of their 
reluctant, but firm conviction, that an appeal to arms was their 
only alternative ; of their solemn consecration of their lives, and 
fortunes, and sacred honor, upon the altar of liberty ; and of their 
accompanying deeds of heroism, until their Independence was 
acknowledged ; if these events, which, viewed in their broadest 
light, are calculated to make every heart glow, ever become to us 
as a " thrice told tale," or cease to arouse us to emulate their 
virtues, then may we be assured that the day of our downfall is 
approaching, and that we are becoming unworthy of the continued 



STAMP ACT. 109 

enjoyment of those inestimable blessings, now so freely and 
widely diffused throughout our land. 

In a work like the present, however, which is local in its char- 
acter, it will not be expected that we should give an extended 
notice of these events. We shall confine ourselves to the part 
which the citizens of Hanover took in the great drama then per- 
formed, only giving such general details, as may serve to render 
our sketch intelhgible, and complete. 

The principai causes which led to the War of the Revolution, 
were the adoption of measures, and the enactment of laws, by the 
Parliament of the mother country, which were deemed oppressive 
in their character, and an invasion of the rights of the people of 
the colonies. 

Indeed, quite early in the history of our country, we find the 
right of England to Legislate for the colonies, questioned by- 
many. We could bring abundant proofs to sustain this position, 
were it necessary. Not only do the laws of Plymouth and Mas- 
sachusetts show this, but the writings of the most eminent men of 
those days, furnish clear and decisive evidence of the fact. * 
Hence when, in the reign of George the II, an act of Parliament 
was passed, imposing a duty on sugars, &c., which, in the reign of 
George the III, in 1764, was continued and enforced, and the 
duty increased, and an impost also laid on molasses, brought to the 
colonies from any other than British plantations in the West In- 
dies, and the jurisdiction of vice-admiralty courts was enlarged, 
by which the people were deprived of trial by juries, in all cases 
relating to revenue arising from these duties, and made Hable to 
unreasonable and oppressive suits ; — these acts were all resisted, 
and all tended to foster a feeling of injury, and a spirit of resent- 
ment, among the people. 

But the famous Stamp Act, passed in 1765, awakened the 
most general indignation ; and as soon as it arrived at Boston, the 
bells were muffled, and rung a funeral peal, and the act itself was 
hawked about the streets, with a Death's head afiixed to it, and 
styled the Folly of England, and the ruin of America, and af- 
terwards publicly burnt by the enraged populace ; ^ and throughout 

^ Massachusetts State Papers, p. 13, et seq. 
^ Low's American Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 288. 



110 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

the province, meetings were held, and the act denounced. The 
new act of 1738, imposing a duty oa tea, papers, painters' colors, 
and glass, caused, if possible, a ferment greater than that caused 
bj the Stamp Act ; and so thoroughly v;ere the people aroused) 
that it was finally resolved to call a Convention, to meet in Bos- 
ton, September 21, " to consult upon measures for the safety of 
the Province." Delegates to this Convention were sent from a 
large number of towns. Hanover deputed Joseph Cushing, Esq., 
to act as its Rcpresentalivc ; a gentleman who Lad been long and 
favorably known to his townsmen, and wlio Avas distinguished for 
his unbending integrity, and affable deportment ; — who after- 
wards held an honorable rank in the Conventions of the County, 
and the Congresses of the Province ; and who, at a still later 
period, when peace had been declared, and order restored to our 
disturbed civil institutions, as a token of gratitude, and esteem for 
his services, was elevated to the office of Judge of Probate for the 
County of Plymouth, and received a military commission, with the 
rank of Brigadier General. 

But the oppressions of England did not cease with the Act of 
1768. Farther encroachments were made upon the rights of the 
Colonics ; and the public mind was kept in a constant state of 
feverish excitement ; until, all over the land, the necessity for an 
appeal to arms was beginning to- be felt, and even to be advo- 
cated, by the most bold and resolute. Monday, September 26, 
1774, a meeting of delegates from every town in Plymouth 
County, was held at Plympton, and by adjournment, at the court 
house in Plymouth, on Taesday the 27th ; and Hanover sent as 
its Representatives, Capt. Joseph Cushing, Jose^ Ra msdel l, 
Joshua Simmons, Capt. Robert L. Eells, and Dr. Lemuel Cushing ; 
and the first named gentleman was chosen one of the committee of 
nine, to prepare an address expressive of their feelings in view of 
the aggressions of the British Government. The proceedings of 
this Convention are given in full in the Journal of the Provincial 
Congress, pp. 621-625, but are too long to be inserted here. 

On the 7ih, of October 1774, the First Provincial Congress 
was convened at Salem ; on the 11th, at Concord ; on the 17th, at 
Cambridge, and again at Cambridge, November 23d, and dis- 
solved, December 10th. The Second Congress was convened at 



MINUTE MEN. Ill 

Cambridge, February 1, 1775 ; at Concord, March 22d, and 
April 22d ; and at Watertown April 22d, and dissolved May 29tli. 
The Third Congress convened at Watertown, Wednesday, May 
8 1st, 1775, and was dissolved Wednesday, July 19th, 1775. 
To all these, Col, Cushing, as he is called on the Journals, was 
sent as a delegate from Hanover, and in all he took an active and 
prominent part. We could enumerate many instances, in which 
he was appointed on important committees ; and that his services 
were held in the highest esteem, miiy be inferred from the fact 
that his associates were ever ready to assign to him new trusts. ' 

During the session of the First Congress, the importance of the 
improvement of the militia was urged, and the several towns and 
districts in the colony were advised " to see that each of the 
minite msn not already provided therewith, should be imsnediatel/ 
equipped with an elfective fire-arm, bayonet, pouch, knapsack, 
and thirty rounds of cartridge and balls, and be disciplined three 
times a week, and oftener as opportunity may offer ; " and in the 
Second Congress^ where any deficiency in arms or accoutre- 
ments was found, the Selectmen were instructed to supply the 
same " out of the town stock, and in case of a deficiency there, to 
apply to such inhabitants as can best spare their arms or accoutre- 
ments, and to borrow or purchase the same for the use of the in- 
habitants so enlisting;" '^ 

In accordance with these votes, companies of minute men were 
formed in all the towns in the province, — indeed this work had 
commenced as early as 1773, — and these companies furnished 
efficient aid in procuring recruits for the Army, communicating 
intelligence on sudden emergencies, and forwarding the war. 
According to Col. J. B. Barstow, Hanover Avas divided into two 
districts, by the road running from the North River bridge past 
the Four Corners, to what is now Hanover Street, and thence to 
the Meeting House, and on West to the Drinkwater Forge, and to 
Abington. The inhabitants of the Southerly part of the town 
were in one district, and the company formed here was com- 
manded by Colonel, then Capt. Amos Turner, and Lt. Samuel 

1 See the Journals, pp. 55, GG, 85, 95, 97, 118, 130, 148, 255, 284, 291, 
298, 300, 310, 363, 374, 377, and 479. 

2 Jour. Pi-ov. Cong. pp. 71, and 209-10 



112 niSTORY OF HANOVER 

Barstow ; and those to the North, were in the Second District, 
and their Company was commanded by Capt. Joseph Soper, and 
probably Lt. Lemuel Curtis. In the County, a regiment was 
formed of companies of minute men, and Theophilus Cotton, of 
Plymouth, was chosen Colonel ; Ichabod Allen, of Duxbury, Lt. 
Colonel ; and Ebenezer Sprout, of Middleboro', Major. * January 
16,1775, The town procured a stock of thirty-five fire arms, as 
a public supply, to be furnished to those who had not the means, 
or were not able to provide for themselves. 

One of the earliest acts of the Provincial Congress was to pro- 
vide funds for the expenses of Government, and the conduct of the 
war. Harrison Gray, Esq., was the treasurer appointed by the 
old authorities ; but as funds in his hands were not available to 
the pubKc, the Congress advised all constables and collectors of 
taxes " who have or shall have any money in their hands collected 
on province assessments," not to pay the same to Mr. Gray, but 
to retain them in their own hands until otherwise instructed ; and 
they soon made choice of Henry Gardner, Esq., as Treasurer, and 
directed all monies to be paid to him.^ Accordingly the town of 
Hanover, having voted, Jan. 16, 1775, to raise <£43 15s. 2d. 
" for purposes of defence,'' instructed Israel Perry, collector for 
1773-4, to pay over the same to Mr. Gardner, " Avith the remain- 
der of the Province tax in his bills not then collected," and agreed 
to " indemnify and hold him harmless in so doing." 

Another of these preliminary steps, was the appointment of Com- 
mittees of Correspondence and Safety ; and the committee of 
Hanover, for the year 1775, consisted of David Jacobs, Lieut. 
"Whiting, Joshua SimmiOns, Abner Curtis, Ezra Briggs, Dr. Gush- 
ing, Seth Bates, Lemuel Curtis, Capt. Curtis, Capt. Eells, Joseph 
Ramsdell, Amos Turner, Michael Silvester, Lieut. Barstow, 
Bczaleel Curtis, Benjamin Bass, Israel Perry, Benjamin Studley, 
John House, jr., and Seth Josselynn ; and they were instructed 
" to sec that the resolves of the Continental Congress relativ^e to 
trade, &c., are strictly adhered to." 

By the operation of the Boston Port Bill, the inhabitants of 
that town were thrown into great distress, and provisions for their 

1 Winsor's Duxbury, p. 1 23. 

2 Jour. Trov. Cong. pp. lU, 38, and 45. 



RUGGLES COVENANT. 113 

relief were made, not onlj throiighout Massachusetts, but in seve- 
ral of the other Colonies. In Hanover, Dea. Barstow, and Thomas 
Rose, were chosen to receive donations, and forward them to the 
proper authorities, to be distributed. 

In the winter of 1774, the tories of Massachusetts, were active 
in forwarding their schemes ; and the Hon. Timothy Ruggles, of 
Hardwick, one of the most conspicuous, drew up a document, 
called the Ruggles Covenant, intended for the signature of all 
favorable to the royalist cause. This paper found its way to 
Hanover, and suspicions of its presence being entertained, the 
town instructed the Committee of Correspondence, " to inquire 
into the ground and foundation of a report that a covenant called 
the Ruggles Covenant is signed and circulated among some of the 
inhabitants." This incendiary document is given at large on the 
Journals of the Provincial Congress, p. 68. 

It will hardly be necessary to say that such a compact found 
but few signers in Hanover. Indeed, in a town so loyal to freedom, 
tories were rare. When, in 1777, Israel Perry was chosen to 
collect " the evidence relative to those persons supposed to be 
inimical to their country," after the most diligent search, he 
reported but seven names, and these were either peaceable mem- 
bers of the Society of Friends, whose principles caused them to 
look upon all war as wrong, or members of the Episcopal Charch, 
who, from that fact alone, Avere supposed to be friendly to the King. 
The names reported were Charles Bailey, Peleg Ewell, Mordecai 
Ellis John Bailey 3d., Joseph Donnell, and William and Jane 
Stockbridge. 

All who did favor the royalists, were everywhere treated with a 
severity proportioned to the magnitude of their offence. They 
were ingloriously tipped from the cart's tail, and commanded forth- 
with to depart from the limits of the town, under the threat of 
heavier penalties, should they dare to appear within its borders 
again. Of all crimes, that of aiding and abetting the enemies of 
America, was most heartily despised, and treated with the stern- 
est rebuke. 

Previous to the commencement of the hostilities of the 10th of 
April, 1775, which may be regarded as the opening scene of the 
war of the Revolution, there were found, in Marshfield, a large 



114 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

number of friends of England, and signers of the Ruggles Covenant; 
and these, as appears by a letter dated Jan. 2G, 1775, sent an 
express to Gen. Gage, acquainting him with their situation, and 
begging support.' This led to the forwarding of a body of one 
hundred troops, under the command of Capt. Balfour, and three 
subalterns, with two field pieces, and throe hundred stands of arms, 
to be put into the hands of the loyalists. The troops were detached 
on board two small vessels, and landed quietly, and without dis- 
turbance. But the presence of such a body of men could not fail 
to be attended -with some murmurings, and dissatisfaction, on the 
part of the ])eople of the adjoining towns, although the signers of 
the covenant made their boast that " every faithful subject to his 
King dare fully utter his thoughts, and drink his tea, and kill his 
sheep as profusely as he pleases." ^ 

Accordingly, in the Boston Evening Post^ of Feb. 27, 1775, 
there was published an address to Gen. Gage, signed by the 
selectmen of Plymouth, Kingston, Duxbury, Pembroke, Hanover, 
and Scituate, protesting against the course he had pursued, in 
•which, after declaring that the fears and intimidations of the peo- 
ple of Marshficld were entirely groundless, they proceed to say, 
" It appears as evident as if written with a sunbeam, from the 
general tenor of the testimony, which we arc willing to lay before 
your excellency, if desired, that their expressions of fear, were a 
fallacious pretext, dictated by the inveterate enemies of our constitu- 
tion, to induce your excellency to send troops into our country, 
to augment the difficulties of our situation, already very distress- 
mg ; and what confir jas this truth, if it needs any confirmation, is, 
the assiduity and pains which we have taken to investigate it. We 
have industriously scrutinized into the cause of this alarm, and 
cannot find that it has the least foundation in reality." ^ 

The Congress, on the reception of the above — a copy of which 
was forwarded to them — passed a vote highly approving the vigi- 
lance of the selectmen and committees of cori-espondence of the 
towns named in the address, and recommended to them " steadily 
to persevere in the same line of conduct, which has, in this instance, 

1 W'nsor's Duxbury, p. 128. 
- Wiusor's Duxbury, y). 127. 
''Jour. Prov. Cong. p. 104. 



Balfour's troops. 115 

60 justly entitled them to the esteem of their fellow countrymen, 
and to keep a -watchful eye upon the behavior of those who are 
aiming at the destruction of our liberties." * 

The troops under Balfour, however, did not remain long in the 
county. On the 21st of April they departed, as they came, — in 
their hurry leaving behind them most of their camp equipage and 
stores, — and being engaged in the battle at Bunker Hill, on the 
17th of June, all but their commander, and five of the soldiers, 
perished, although they entered the field " with as fine a com 
pany as was in his MaJ3sty's service."* 

Before their departure, the military companies in the vicinity 
were on the alert, and were contemplating an attack. Col John 
Bailey ordered his troDps to march to the spot, but they did not 
arrive imtil the enemy had left. Mr. Jabez Studley was among 
the soldiers engaged in this expedition, according to his son, the 
present Mr. Jabez Studley, of Hanover. 

We have novv reached that period when actual hostilities com- 
menced, and the struggle for liberty, at the point of the bayonet, 
began in earnest. 

April 8, 1775. The Provincial Congress resolved " that the 
present dangers, and alarming situation of our public affairs, ren- 
ders it necessary for this colony to make preparations for their 
security and defence, by raising and es!:ab]ishingan army." ' This 
army, as appears by a subsequent report, was raised, and consis- 
ted of twenty-two regiments complete, of ten companies each, 
containing sixty men; and three regiments incomplete. But all 
the privates were not properly equipped, and of military stores, 
of some descriptions, the supply was very small. "• John Bailey, 
of Hanover, was Lieut, Col. in the regiment of Gen. Thomas. 

On the first of May, 1775, or about two weeks after the battle 
of Lexington, according to Winsor, four companies were ordered 
to Plymouth " to guard the sea-coast," where they were sta- 
tioned until the first of September. * Of this order I find no 

1 Jour. Prov. Cong. p. 103-4. 

2 Winsor's Duxbury, p. 120. 
8 Jour. Prov. Cong. p. 135. 

4 Bradtord's Hist. Mass. Vol. 1. p. 382. 

5 Winsor's Duxbury, p. 120. 



116 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

record ; but on the first of July, a memorial having been present- 
ed from Plymouth, stating that the people in that neighliorhood 
were " in danger of being attacked bj the enemy," it -was resolv- 
ed by the Congress " that General Ward be and here'iy is directed, 
immediately to issue his orders that two full Companies from Col. 
Cotton's regiment, under proper officers, march without delay, to 
Plymouth, and there remain for the guard and defence of the in- 
habitants, until they can be relieved by such Companies as are to 
be raised for the defence and protection of the sea-coast, and to 
be stationed there for that purpose." ' 

Among those who thus guarded the sea-coast, " Samuel Eells and 
others" are spoken of, on the records of the town, and Oct. 80th, 
there was paid to him, and to Nathaniel Torrey, for their services, 
£1 12s. 8d. ; and in the " Pay Roll of the Company stationed 
on the sea-coast in the Massachusetts service till the last of De- 
cember, 1775, occur the names of " Samuel Eells, jr., Fifer ; and 
Eliab Studley, Benjamin Studley, Ezra Briggs, Salomon Bates, 
Jabez Studley, Henchman Silvester, Clement Bates, and Seth 
Curtis, Privates," — all of whom were citizens of Hanover. ^ 

On the third of July, 1775, General Washington, by appoint- 
ment of the Continental Congress of June 14th, took command 
of the American troops in the vicinity of Boston, W'hich were then 
estimated at 15,000. Of these, more than 9,000 belonged to 
Massachusetts, — the rest having been furnished by Connecticut, 
New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. * 

These troops 'were in a comparatively undisciplined state, and 
almost destitute of clothing, and ammunition. But a few 
days after Washington's arrival, the alarming discovery was 
made, that the actual quantity of powder on hand, was not more 
than sufficient to furnish each man with nine cartridges. " The 
main body of the British array, at this time, under the immediate 
command of Gen. Howe, was entrenching itself strongly on Bunker 
Hill. Three floating batteries lay in Myslic river, near the camp, 
and a twenty gun ship below the ferry, between Boston and Charles- 

1 Jour. Prov. Cong. 433. 

2 Revolutionary Rolls, 3G, 226. 

3 Rradfonl's iMassaclmsetts, Vol. 2. p. 18. 
* Marshall's Washington, Vol. 1. p. 30. 



ENTRENCHMENT AT DORCHESTER. 117 

town. A strong battery on the Boston side of the water, on 
Copp's hill, served to cover and strengthen the post on Bunker 
Hill. Another division was entrenched on the Neck. The light 
horse, and a small body of infantry, were stationed in Boston. 
The Americaii army lay on both sides of Charles river. The right 
occupied the high grounds about Roxbury ; whence it extended 
towards Dorchester ; and the left was covered by Mystic or Mod- 
ford river, a space of at least twelve miles. A change was after- 
wards made in the position of the American troops, and Washing- 
ton himself took up his head quarters at Cambridge.' A rigorous 
blockade was thus kept up over the British army, and Boston 
itself was in a state of siege, and so continued until the spring of 
1776. 

1776. The Committee of Safety for this year consisted of Joseph 
Gushing, Joshua Simmons, Capt. Robert L. Eells, Joseph Rams-_ 
dell,__Lemuel Curtis, David Jacobs, Benjamin Bass, Benjamin 
"Studley, Capt. Amos Turner, Capt. Joseph Soper, Samuel Bars- 
tow, jr., Michael Silvester, Calvin Curtis, Lt. John Hatch, Ezra 
Briggs, Seth Stetson, John Curtis, jr., Joshua Barstow, and Thos. 
Whiting. 

Feb. 12, 1776. Capt. Nathaniel Winslow's Company marched 
to Roxbury, and other troops from Hanover had joined the army 
at that place, in preparation for the contemplated attempt to dis- 
lodge the British army from Boston. This was in accordance 
•with a resolution of the Provmcial Congress of the previous Janu- 
ary, " that a vigorous attempt ought to be made on the ministerial 
troops in Boston, before they can be reinforced in the spring ; and 
that thirteen regiments of militia should be asked for from Massa- 
chusetts and the neighboring colonies, in order to put the army 
in- a condition to make the attempt." ^ To effect this object, it 
was determined that entrenchments should be thrown up on 
Dorchester heights ; and Major General Thomas had the com- 
mand of the troops detached for this arduous service ; and Col. 
John Bailey, and the troops from Hanover were among the num- 
ber. They passed from the camp at Roxbury, to the place of 
their destination, with great caution, under cover of the night ; and 

1 Marshall's Washington, Vol. 1. p. 29 et seq. 

2 Marshall's Washington, Vol. 1. p. 29. 



118 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

Avlicn the light of daj exposed them to the view of the British in 
Boston, thej had thrown up a sufficient breastwork for protection 
and security in prosecuting the object of their enterprise. ' Gen. 
Howe, in order to frustrate the intentions of the Americans, sent 
a picked bodj of 3,000 men, commanded bj Lord iPercj, to as- 
sault the works which had been thus commenced ; and they em- 
barked, and fell down to the castle, to proceed to the intended 
scene of action, but were scattered by a furious storm, which dis- 
abled them from immediately prosecuting the enterprise, and 
before they could be again in readiness for the attack, the works 
Avere made so strong, that the attempt to storm them was thought 
unadvisible, and the evacuation of the town soon afterward Icok 
place. * 

A part of the glory of this enterprise belongs to Hanover ; and 
among those who were thus engaged, from the Pay Roll of Capt. 
NaMianiel Winslow's company, which marched for Roxbury Feb. 
12, 177G, we gather the names of Benjamin Studley, 1st Lieut. ; 
Joseph House, 2d Lieut. ; Timothy Rose, Sergeant ; David Torrey, 
Drummer ; and Stephen Torrey, Job Tilden, Robert White, 
Elijah Silvester, Elisha Palmer, Seth House, Samuel Eells, 
Samuel Gross, Nathaniel Torrey, Jonathan Pratt, Benjamin 
Bates, Joseph Bates, Benjamin Silvester, Adam Perry. James 
Whiting, Nathaniel Josselynn, Seth Bates, Nathaniel Stetson, 
Isaac Turner, Seth Bates, Jr., Joseph Brooks, Gideon Studley, 
Benjamin White, James Torrey, Benjamin Stetson, Laban Rose, 
aud Ebenezer Eddy, Privates. ^ Tradition says that Clement 
Bates was also at Dorchester heights, and aided in fillling with 
sand, the barrels which were to be used for the defence of the 
breastwork. As all Col. Cotton's regiment, which had been sta- 
tioned at Plymouth, moved to Roxbury, and formed part of the 
detachment which threw up these cntrcrchmcnts,* there v.-ere 
probably other citizens of Hanover engaged in the enterprise, but 
the foregoing are all the names we are able to give authentically. 

In M.irch, 1776, there Avas an alarm of " danger at Cohasset," 
probably arising from the British vessels which were hovering 

* Bradford's Massaolmsptts, ^^ol. 2. p. 85. 

2 Marsliall's WasliiiigLon, Vol. 1. p. 43. 

3 Rev. Ilolls, 21. 38. 

* Winsor's Duxbury, 131. 



INDEPENDENCE DECLARED. ]19 

upon t'lo coast, anrl troops were ordored to tho spot to aid in its de- 
fence. From Hanover, the whole Company under the command 
cf Capt. Lemuel Curtis was detached ; and in the Pay Roll of 
the same, which Avas sworn to before Joseph Gushing, Esq., Jan. 
20, 1777,' occur the names of Lemuel Curtis, Captain; John 
Hatch, 1st Lieut. ; Abner Curtis, 2d Lieut. ; Calvin Curtis, 
Michael Silvester, James Curtis, and Israel Perry, Sergeants ; and 
Ehjah Curtis, Jabez Studlej, Joseph Curtis, Prince Curtis, Thom- 
as Hatch, David House, Snow C-irtis, Joshua Dv>-ellej Jesse Cur- 
tis, John Totman, Eliab Studley, Marlboro' Turner, Joseph Ran- 
dall, Abel Curtis, Seth Bailey, Ezra Briggs, Elisha Simmons, 
Abner Curtis, jr., Robert Corthrell, Gcrshom Curtis, Job Curtis, 
Isaac Hatch, Simeon Curtis, Seth Curtis, William Gilbert, Elijah 
Steison, Melzar Curtis, Ebcnezer Curtis, Job Barstow, Solomon 
Bryant, Benjamin Bass, Seth Jossclynn, Lemuel Bi.tes, and 
Gamaliel Bates. 

Whilst these events were transpiring, the Continental Congress 
was in session, and tho declaration of Independence was under 
discussion ; and June £0, at a meeting in Hanover " held to take 
into consideration a resolve of the Honorable House of Represen- 
tatives of the Massachusetts Bay, relative to advising the person 
or persons chosen to represent them in the General Court, whether, 
if the Hononvole American Congress should for the safety of the 
American Colonies, declare them Independent of tho Kingdom of 
Great Britain, they the said inhabitants, will solemnly engage, 
■with their lives and fortunes, to support them in the measure, 
Voted, to instruct their Representative, that if said Congress, 
should tliiiik it safest to declare them Independent of the King- 
dom of Great Britain, they the inhabitants will support them in 
the measure." 

D irli^ thj simn3r of 1773, th^ soldiers from Hanover were 
mostly stationed in the vicinity of Boston, and fortifications were 
erected at Noddle's island, and at other places in the harbor ; 
twenty British vessels were driven from the coast ; and two regi- 
ments, and the battalion of artillery were kept in the service of 
the province throughout the season. " 

1 Rev. ■Rolls, 18. 10. 

^ Bradford's Llassacliusetts, p. Ill et. al. 



120 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

The references to the enlistments from Hanover, during this 
period, are quite numerous. In the Pay Roll of Capt. Nathaniel 
Winslow's Company, in Col. Whitney's Regiment, for one month's 
advance pay, &c., ' are the names of Calvin Curtis, 2d Lieut. ; 
Joseph Curtis, Corporal ; and Stephen Torrey, Sergeant. The 
same men were paid for services in August and November, 1776, * 
and Clement Bates was in their company. 

In the Rolls for September and October, besides the foregoing, 
are the names of Abner Dwelley, Abner Curtis, Seth Bates, Joel 
Silvester, Nathaniel Torrey, Isaac Turner, Samuel Eells, Edward 
Ramsdell, Benjamin Studley, Elijah Silvester, and Reuben Curtis.^ 

In the roll of Capt. Stetson's Company, in Col, Dike's Regiment, 
for three months service, are the names of Benjamin Studley, 1st 
Lieut. ; Solomon Bates, Corporal ; and Benjamin Studley, Jr., 
Warren Torrey, Amos Berry, Cornehus Silvester, and Seth Bates ; 
and in the pay roll of Capt. Stetson's Company, for three months, 
to Nov. 1776, are the additional names of James Whiting, 
Stephen Randall, Dowty Bates, Thomas Gross, Francis Josselynn, 
and Adam Perry. * 

On the town records, under date of Oct. 1, 1716, five men are 
spoken of, as having been engaged for the expedition to Ticonde- 
roga this year, and .£13 bounty per man was voted them. Fif- 
teen men were also hired to go to New York to reinforce the Con- 
tinental Army, and a bounty of £5 15s. was voted to each. Six- 
teen men also went to Rhode Island for two months, to whom a 
bounty of 20s. each per month, was voted : and a like bounty to 
fifteen men who went to Bristol for three months. 

Of the first named expedition, — that to Ticonderoga, — the only 
record I find, is in the "Pay Roll of Capt. Christopher Bannister's 
Company, which went to Ticonderoga for two months and seven 
days," where may be found the names of David Studley, Corporal, 
and Abner Dwelley, Private. 

The names of the fifteen, who went to New York, I have not 
been able to learn. 

Of the sixteen, who went to Rhode Island for 2 months, and the 

iRcv. Rolls, 24. 11. 

2 Rev. Rolls, 24. 3 7, and 24. 35. 

3 Rolls, 24. 40. 

< Rolls, 26.420, etal. 



OPERATIONS FOR 1776, 121 

fifteen who went to Bristol, I find the following minutes. In the 
Pay Roll of Capt. Amos Turner's Co., in Col. John Cushing's 
Regiment, which marched to Rhode Island in 1776, for two months, 
dated at Newport, R. I., Nov. 17, 1776, ' occur the names of 
Michael Silvester, Snow Curtis, Nathl. Josseljnn, Joseph Rams- 
dell, Samuel Brooks, Benj. Stetson, Simeon Curtis, Prmce Curtis^ 
Benj. White, and Benj. Bass, Privates ; and Israel Perrj, 
Drummer. 

In the Field and Staff Officers Roll, upon the Bristol Alarm, in 
1776, are the names of Samuel Baldwin, Chaplain ; John Cushing. 
Colonel ; Benj. Bass, Quarter Master ; and Melzar Turner, 
Adjutant. 

In the Muster Roll of Capt. Amos Turner's Co., &c., which 
marched to Rhode Island in 1776, are the names of Amos Tur- 
ner, Captain ; Seth Josseljnn, Lt. ; Benj. Stetson, Benj. White, 
and Belcher Clark, Sergeants ; Phillip Josseljnn, and Clement 
Bates, Corporals; David Torre j, Drummer; Samuel Eells, jr.. 
Fifer ; Isaac Josseljnn, Clerk ; and Elijah Garnett, Wm. W. Eells. 
Abner House, Nathl. Josseljnn, Robt. Cushman, Cornelius White, 
Oliver Bonne j, Nathl. Clark, Joseph Carrel, Benj. Bates, NathL 
Josseljnn, jr., Sam. Eells, Seth Bates, Stephen Torrej, Joseph 
Ramsdell, Robt. Eells, Theoph. Witherell, Luther Torrej, Thos. 
Oldham, Abner Studlej, and Simeon Witherell, Privates. 

In the Paj Roll of Capt. Joseph Sopor's Co. to Bristol, 1776. 
are the names of Joseph Soper, Captain ; John Hatch, 1st. Lt. ; 
Joshua Dwellej, 2d Lt. ; Wm. Curtis, Timothj Rose, and Michael 
Silvester, Sergeants ; Snow Curtis, Corporal ; and Asa Whiting. 
Caleb Silvester, Benj. Clark, Ehsha Palmer, Isaac Perrj, Jona. 
Pratt, Abel Whiting, Seth Curtis, jr., Jas. Whiting, Thos. Hatch, 
Gideon Studlej, Seth Curtis, Henchman Silvester, Job Curtis, 
Elijah Gilbert, Benj. Mann, Josh. Mann, Joseph Brooks, Ehsha 
Simmons, Jesse Curtis, Prince Curtis, Melzar Curtis, Eliab Stud- 
lej, Jabez Studlej, Thos. Stetson, Israel Perrj, Abel Curtis, and 
Elijah Curtis, Privates. 

1777. March 10, Committee of Safetj, &c., Joshua Simmons, 
Joseph Cushing, Timothj Rose, Benj. Bass, Lemuel Curtis, Capt^ 

1 Rev. EoUs, 3, 178. "- Rev. Rolls, 3, 132. 

8 A 



122 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

Prince Stetson, Israel Perry, Capt. Robert L. Eolls, Michael 
Silvester, David Jacobs, Calvin Curtis, Lt. Benjamin Studley, 
Jesse Curtis, Joseph Ramsdell, Abner Curtis, Seth Stetson, jr. 
Melzar Curtis, Timothy Robbins, and Samuel Barstow, jr. 

By an Act of the Province, called an " Act to prevent monopolies 
and oppression," the following scale of prices for labor and goods 
was fixed this year. 

Day labor, for reaping and mowing, 3s. 6d. From April 1, to 
last of September, 2s. 8d. For March, October, and November, 
2s. 4d. For the three winter months, 2s. 6d. Good wheat, per 
bu., Gs. 8d. Rye, 4s. 4d. Indian corn, Ss. 8d. Spanish pota- 
toes, in the field. Is. ; out of the cellar Is. 4d. Good men's 
shoes, 7s. Gd. Good tried tallow, 8d. Good veal, mutton, and 
lamb, 3d. Horsekeeping, Is. 4d. per 24 hours. A yoke of oxen, 
Is. 4d. Teaming work at Is. 6d. per mile. Turkeys, ducks, 
dunghill fowls, and geese, 4d. per lb. Milk, 2d. per qt. Good 
English hay 3s. per hund., and in proportion for a meaner quality. 
Good merchantable boards, 40s. per M. at the mill. Good tur- 
nips. Is. 4d. per bu. Cider at the mill, 6d. per bbl. Summer 
apples, 6 l-2d. per bu. Winter apples, 8d. A middling sized 
yoke of oxen, 2s. per day. For a common plow, in common busi- 
ness. Is. 6d. White oak bark, at the tannery, 203. per cord. 
Black oak, 18s. Hemlock, 13s. 4d. Hog's fat, T l-2d. per lb. 
Womens' shoes, 5s. 8d. per pair. Making mens' shoes, 2s. 6d. 
Womens' shoes, the same, the shoemaker finding the heels. Other 
shoes, in proportion. Hemlock boards, 32s. per M. Pine shin- 
gles, without sap, 13s. 4d. Hemlock shingles, 12s. good and 
clear, and with the grain. Tobacco, 5s. per. lb. Smith's coal, 
at the pit, 13s. 4d. per load. Horse shoeing, steeled, toed, and 
corked, fixed for the winter, 6s. 8d. Wood, at the E. end of the 
town, from Oldham's to Benj. Clark's, and so to the old forge, wal- 
nut, 13s. ; oak, lis. ; swamp-wood 9s. The other parts of the town, 
walnut, 9s. 6d. ; oak, 8s. ; swamp wood, 7s. An ox cart and 
wheels, Is. 4d. per day, and all other tools and implements, and all 
other labor and business, according to former wages and customs. 

In March of this year, the town's quota of every seventh man 
was called for, and it was voted to give those that enlisted <£14 
each, in addition to the Continental and State bounties ; and a 



EXPEDITION TO RHODE ISLAND. 123 

committee of twenty was chosen, to hire the money and the men. 
This measure, of offering hoimty to soldiers, was adopted at the 
urgent sohcitation of Washington, and was deemed by him of great 
importance, to encourage enhstments, and to secure their perma- 
nence.' 

In the early part of this year, there was another expedition to 
R. I. ; and in the muster roll of Capt. Amos Turner's company, 
are the names oP Amos Turner, captain ; Reuben Rose, lieuten- 
ant ; William Eells, sergeant ; Leonard Hill, corporal ; and Ezra 
Briggs, EHsha House, John Hatch, John Bates, Solomon Bryant, 
Samuel Brooks, Samuel Eells, Jr., Luther Torrey, Shuble Munroe, 
Jr., Joseph Bobbins, Samuel Torrey, Melzar Stoddard, Reuben 
Curtis, and Henry Dilhngham, privates. Of this number, Shuble 
Munroe died in Hanover, in 1851, at the age of 90. 

In Hayward Pierce's company, which marched on a secret 
expedition to Tiverton, in Rhode Island, occur the names of ^ Wil- 
liam Curtis, sergeant ; Laban Rose, corporal ; and Simeon Cur- 
tis, Elijah Sylvester, Joshua Dwelley, James Barstow, Elisha 
Stetson, Elisha Simmons, Seth Curtis, Jr., Jesse Curtis, Elijah 
Curtis, Samuel Brooks, Joseph Brooks, Seth Curtis, Elisha Sil- 
vester, Elisha Palmer, Lemuel Bates, Seth Bates, Nathaniel Jos- 
selynn, Nathaniel Torrey, Isaac Stetson, James Whiting, Joseph 
Nickerson, Josiah Mann, Elijah Gilbert, Zachariah Lambert, 
Benjamin Bowker, Japhet Crooker, Josiah Damon, Nathaniel 
Magoun, and others. 

In the pay roll of the four independent companies, stationed at 
Hull, March 1, 1777, are the names of Caleb Silvester, sergeant ; 
and Henchman Silvester, Levi Mann, Joshua Mann, and Cuffy 
Tilden, privates."* 

In the roll of bounty due Capt. Seth Stower's company, in 
1777, are Calvin Curtis, Luther Bobbins, Elisha Curtis, Reuben 
Curtis, Cornelius Silvester, and Ezra Briggs.* 

There were doubtless others out during this year, but the 
names given, are all we have found. 

Oct. 20, 1777, X490 were voted for the pay of the soldiers 
already enlisted ; and it was voted to purchase 105 lbs. of pow- 
der for a town's stock, " if it can be had for 5s. per lb." A 

* See Marshall's Washington, vol. 1, p. 106, &c. 

2 Rev. Rolls, 3, 302 « lb. 21, 266. ^ Jb. 37, 4. 5 jb. 23, 25. 



124 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

committee of three was also chosen, agreeable to the orders of 
the Provincial Congress, to supply the families of soldiers absent 
on service. 

The operations for 1778, were quite extensive. Jan. 26, a 
new quota was called for, and arrangements were made to obtain 
the men. April 6. £200 were voted to supply the soldiers' 
families. 

A quota of sJiirts being called for, to supply the army, the town 
voted that the selectmen should purchase the same, also the 
" shoes and stockings called for by the Hon. Court of this State, 
as cheap as they can " ; which was accordingly done, and the 
supply forwarded. 

In April, meetings were held throughout the State, to act 
upon the draft of the Constitution which had been prepared ; 
but this draft was so objectionable, that few towns voted in its 
favor. In Hanover, a committee of fifteen was chosen to take the 
subject into consideration, and report ; and at a meeting held 
June 8, at which seventy-three persons were present, they " voted 
the plan null and void to a man." 

The enlistments for this year were as follows : — The Records of 
the town speak of eleven men, as engaged April 11, to whom a 
bounty of £ 27 each per month was voted ; of men who went to 
Hull the 3d of March last, to whom X88 bounty were voted ; of 
sixteen men raised, June 22, to guard the New England States, to 
whom it was voted to give £15 each, per month, in addition to the 
State's pay, — these being for the secret expedition to Rhode 
Island ; — of eleven men raised June 29th, for six months, " to 
join General Sullivan at Providence," to whom $4 per day were 
voted, " with the publick's pay" ; and October 26th, the sum of 
,£8317 12s. 6d. was voted, " to pay the men that are and have 
been raised since October last, in the different services of the 
Commonwealth." 

From the Revolutionary Rolls, we gather the following particu- 
lars, relating to the service this year. In the " Pay Roll of 
Captain Calvin Curtis' company, in Colonel John Jacobs Regi- 
ment, of Massachusetts, from Jan. 1, 1778, to Jan. 1, 1779," ' are 
the following Hanover names, viz : Calvin Curtis, captain ; and 

1 Rev. Rolls, 1-14 7 



OPERATIONS FOR 1778-9. 125 

Jabez Studley, Clement Bates, Neal Bates, Nathaniel Josselynn, 
and Abner Studley, privates. In the " Pay Roll of Captain 
Abraham Washburn's company, -which did duty near Boston, six 
months, from July 1, 1778," ' are the names of Caleb Silvester, 
Seth Perry, Henchman Silvester, Thomas Torrey, Abner Curtis, 
Elijah Turner, John Turner, Asa Turner, and Job Curtis. 

In the " Pay Roll of Capt. Ichabod Bonney's company, that 
did duty on Castle Island, agreeable to an order of Sept 7, 1778, 
discharged Dec. 11, and allowed four days to return home,'"' are 
the names of Nathaniel Chamberlin, sergeant ; Isaac Turner, cor- 
poral ; Joseph Barstow, fifer ; and Albert Smith, Elijah Silvester, 
Caleb Rogers, Luther Robbins, Nathaniel Torrey, Benjamin 
Studley, Job Curtis, Samuel Garnet, Josiah Mann, and John 
Bosworth, privates. 

In Capt, Joseph Clift's company, in Col. Whitney's regiment, 
which went to Rhode Island, in July 1778,^ occur the names of 
Joshua Dwelley, lieutenant ; Snow Curtis, sergeant ; and Ben- 
jamin Studley, Simeon Curtis, Job Tilden, Seth Curtis, Lemuel 
Bates, Jacob Silvester, Luther Robbins, Seth Bates, Job Barsto w 
and Eells Damon, privates. 

In the Pay Roll of Capt. John Turner's company, in Colonel 
Eleazer Brook's regiment, which was at Cambridge, from Feb. 8 
to April 4, 1778,* are the names of Asa Whiting, Benjamin Bates, 
Seth Bates, Jonathan Pratt, Simeon Curtis, James Whiting, 
Henry Perry, Samuel Ramsdell, and Job Silvester. The same 
names are on the Rolls from Feb. 18, 1777, to June 2, 1777. 

In the Rolls for eight months service in 1778^ are the names 
of Calvin Curtis, captain ; and Reuben Rose, lieutenant. 

Finally, in the Muster Roll of Militia to serve in Gate's regi- 
ment, until January 1, 1779,® are the names of Amos Turner, and 
Joseph Soper, captains ; and Nathaniel Josselynn, jr., Abner 
Studley, Joseph Neal Bates, Clement Bates, and Jabez Studley, 
privates. 

On the Town Records, the names of the eleven men, raised 
April 12, are thus given: — Joseph Turner, Solomon Bryant, 
Gershom Curtis, Elijah Stetson, William W. Eells, Lot Ramsdell, 

1 Rev.Rolls, 24-94. 2 n^id 25, 17. 3 j^y^^ 1^ 171. 

* Ibid, 23, 155. ejbid, 1, 62. 



126 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

Thomas Gross, Ezra Briggs, jr., Francis Josseljnn, Nathaniel 
House, and Melzar Lindsej. 

1779. The Committee of Correspondence for this year, consisted 
of Joseph Cushing, Esq., Benjamin Studley, John Curtis, Samuel 
Stetson, Timothy Robbins, John Hatch.. Prince Stetson, and 
Marlboro' Turner. On the 9th of August, the Town voted to 
" stand by the doings of the State Convention that met at Con- 
cord, July 14;" and Joseph Cushing, Esq., was chosen, to 
" meet at Cambridge the 1st of September next, to draw a form 
of Government." On the 30th of August, the town voted to 
" stand by the report of the County Committee for two weeks ;" 
and Sept. 13, it was voted " to abide by the regulations of the 
County Committee until further orders." The convention al- 
luded to in the last two votes, was held at Mr. Caleb Loring's, in 
Plympton, Aug. 21.' The references to enlistments fortius year, 
on the toiv7i records, are the following : March 23. — A commit 
tee was appointed to settle " with the eight and nine months' men, 
that went to the North River." July 5. — " Three men were 
raised for an expedition of nine months to Springfield, and <£3 
per month, in the old way, and the Continental wages," were 
voted them. Sept. 20. — "Five men" were raised for "two 
months, to go to Rhode Island, and X50 per man, were voted 
them." Oct. 4. — The officers of the companies in the town were 
instructed to hire two men " to go to Rhode Island, the first of 
January." Oct. 19. — " Voted to pay the four men that went to 
North River, and the three that went to Rhode Island." 

From the Revolutionary Rolls, our gleanings for this year are 
but few. In the " Pay Roll of Lieut. Abner Dwelley's compa- 
ny, in an expedition to Manchester, in thfe Northern Depart- 
ment," ' are the names of Abner Dwelley, lieutenant; and John 
Skiffe, sergeant. In the "Abstract of pay due Captain Calvin 
Curtis' company, &c., July, 1779,^ for two months after arrival in 
camp, &c., are the names of Calvin Curtis, captain ; Reuben 
Curtis, corporal ; and Leonard Hill, Jabez Studley, and Joshua 
Palmer, privates. 

It is to be regretted, that the names of all who served In the 

1 Winsor, Hist. Dux. 2 Rev. RoUs, 18, 222. » Ibid. 31, 163. 



THE DARK HOUR. 127 

army, ■were not entered on the records of the town. Had this 
course been adopted, it would have been easy to ascertain who 
were out, and the time they were absent. But to the confusion 
incident to the general disturbance of the ordinary functiocs of 
government, we are to attribute this neglect ; and when we con- 
sider the highly excited state of the public mind, and the anxiety 
which prevailed as to the result of the war, we should be thankful 
for the few items we may be able to glean. 

1780. Committee of Correspondence : Joseph Cushing, Esq., 
Calvin Curtis, Joseph Soper, jr., Israel Perry, Benjamin Bass. 
David Jacobs, John Hatch, Robert L. Eells, and Snow Curtis. 

March 9. Voted, to give the five men that went to Rhode 
Island, last Fall, for two months, <£189, each. 

April 10. £5,000 were raised for the use of the town, and 
the pay of soldiers. 

June 16. A meeting held, to raise fifteen men for six months, 
to go to Springfield, and a Committee was chosen to engage them. 

June 26. " Agreed to give the soldiers thirty silver dollars. 
per month, and the Continent's pay." 

June 27. a£ 1,000, hard money, voted, to pay the six 
months' men with ; and a Committee chosen, to settle with the 
three men that went to North River, last Summer. 

July 3. Voted, to give the three months' men, being eighteen 
in number, " one silver dollar, or one bushel of corn, per day, 
which ever they may choose." July 6. Voted, the eighteen men. 
called for June 22, the same that the six months' men had.'' 
July 21. X500, in silver, raised to pay the soldiers with. Oct. 
23. A meeting held, to get a quantity of heef, for the use of the 
State ; and it was voted to raise ^35,320, to purchase the same. 
Oct. 30. £3,160, voted, " to supply the soldier's families." 

A glance at the foregoing votes, shows the confusion and dis- 
tress which prevailed at this period. 

The war had lasted over four years. The private business of 
the soldiers had been neglected. And though i\xQ\v families were 
comfortably supported, yet the prospect for the future was gloomy 
and threatening. 

It was the country's dark hour. The currency was depreci- 
ated. The army was suffering. The most sanguine were be- 



128 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

coming discouraged. Had it not been for the noble generosity of 
a few, and the determined energy of George Washington, the 
Commander-in-Chief, all would have been lost. Enlistments pro- 
ceeded slowly. Patriotism, if not flagging, was beginning to de- 
spair. But, by desperate efforts, by earnest entreaties, and by 
liberal promises, the army was recruited, funds were procured, 
and the movements of the troops successfully conducted. 

It is probable, that many of the soldiers named in the foregoing 
lists, served in the army this year, and, perhaps, to the close of 
the war. The policy of three years' enlistments had been 
adopted ; and many were entered " during the Avar." Our 
extracts from the Rolls, for this year, are few. 

In the Pay Roll of Capt. Amos Turner's Company, in Col. John 
Jacobs' Regiment,' &c., arc the names of Amos Turner, Captain ; 
Benjamin Stetson, first Lieutenant ; Luther Robbins, Sergeant ; 
and Amos Berry, Levi Bates, Job Tilden, Dowty Bates, Theoph- 
ilus Witherell, Benjamin Bates, jr., Nathaniel Barstow, James 
Woodward, Elisha Palmer, and Samuel Baldwin, Privates. 

1781, Jan. 8. A meeting held to raise eighteen men, for three 
years, or during the war, and a Committee chosen " to petition the 
General Court to lessen the number called for from this town." 
The sum of $100, in hard money, was voted to each man that 
shall engage, and Capt. Luther Bailey was directed " to get the 
men, if he could, for that encouragement." 

March 5. Men raised for Rhode Island, for forty days. 
<,^ommittee of Safety ; Capt. Joseph Soper, John Hatch, David 
Jacobs, Benjamin Studley, Timothy Rose, Jesse Curtis, Thomas 
Whiting, jr., Seth Bailey, Abner Curtis, Marlboro' Turner, John 
Stetson, Joseph Brooks, and Simeon Curtis. 

July 9. A meeting held to raise two men, for Rhode Island, 
ibr five months, and a bount}^ of five shillings per day was voted 
to each, Avith a like allowance for every twenty miles' travel 
home, when discharged, — the same to be paid in silver money. 

July 30. Voted, to raise <£11G. 7s., in silver, for the purchase 
of heef, and a Committee having reported that beef could be had 
for four pence per pound, it was voted, " that all those that turn 

^Rev. Rolls, 3, 164. 



INCIDENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE WAR. 129 

in four silver dollars to the Committee, be allowed one hundred 
pounds of beef for the same." 

August 8. ]Men raised for "West Point, for three months, and 
six shillings per day were voted them, and ten dollars each, 
before marching. 

The onlj entry I have found on the Revolutionary Rolls, for 
this year, is the following : 

In the Pay Roll of Capt. Joseph Soper's Company, in Col. 
Theophilus Cotton's Regiment, for service done in the State of 
Rhode Island, in March, 1781,' are the names of Joseph Soper, 
Captain ; John Hatch, and Michael Silvester, Lieutenants ; Com- 
fort Bates, Sergeant ; Neal Bates, and Josiah Chamberlain, Cor- 
porals ; Reuben Curtis, Drummer ; Joseph Turner, Fifer ; and 
Samuel Perry, Nathaniel Clarke, CorneHus Turner, Benjamin 
Bates, Jabez Studley, Ezra Briggs, Clement Bates, Gershom 
Curtis, Benjamin Bates, jr., and Edmund Silvester, Privates. 

In the foregoing sketch, we do not claim to have presented the 
names of all who enlisted in the war from Hanover. We have, 
however, given as full a list as our means permitted. And what 
we have furnished, is sufficient to show, that the citizens of this 
town failed not of their duty in the great struggle for freedom, 
but performed their part with fidelity and zeal. 

Our limits do not allow us to enter more at large into the gen 
eral details of the war ; neither can we narrate all the incidents 
of a traditionary character, which exist in the town. Many of 
these are of interest ; but the fund of anecdotes already in exist- 
ence, and published to the world, is such as not to require 
enlargement by us. 

Of the incidents subsequent to the war, we have but little to 
say. In 1784, a Committee of nine was chosen to consider the 
offer of five years pay to the officers of the Revolution, and report ; 
and February 9, the Committee reported, that " Scituate, Marsh- 
field, Pembroke, and Abington, be invited to send a man or men 
from their town to meet a man or men from this town, at such 
time and place as they shall think proper, to consult what is best 
to be done, concerning the pay of the Continental Officers." 

iRey. Roll?, 3, 134. 



ISO HISTORY OF HAXOVER. 

March 15, Lt. Benj. Studlej, and Mr. Melzar Curtis -n-ere chosen 
to meet at the Widow Loring's, with the County Convention, to 
consult about the " oiEcers pay." 

1794, July 28. " Voted, that the town will take into considera- 
tion the law of the Congress of the United States, particularly as 
it respects the raising the men ordered to be procured in this 
town." 

August 9. Chose a Committee to procure the men when 
called for into actual service. " Voted, that the town will give 
those men who are returned by the officers, six shillings per day, 
or three shillings for each half day, they shall be called upon for 
service. Voted, that the town will indemnify the Committee, they 
procuring the men as cheap as they can." 

1795, November 9. A meeting was held to " take into consider- 
ation the loss of the Town's stock of powder, — the same having 
been stolen, — and to adopt such measures as may be thought 
best calculated to recover the same or the value thereof," and a 
Committee was chosen to " prosecute such person or persons as 
may appear to them expedient." 

1797, October 23. Voted to give the men who shall be de- 
tached by the Commanding Officers of the two Companies, by order 
of Goverment, or such as shall voluntarily enhst, $1 per day, for 
each day they shall be called upon for service. Chose a Com- 
mittee to procure men when called for, into actual service, to 
serve in their stead, and voted to indemnify them for all expenses 
accruing. 

1799. Voted to allow the training band nine shillings compen- 
sation, for two days at the Brigade muster at Halifax, — the offi- 
cers to send a list of the same to the assessors. 

The foregoing notes bring us to the time when the Hanover 
Artillery Company was formed ; and the History of this Company, 
and the sketch of the war of 1812, will form the subjoct of the en- 
suing chapter. 



CHAPTER IX 

MILITARY HISTORY CONTINUED. 

Military Companies subsequent to the Revolution — Haiover Artillery Company — 
Hanover Li^ht Infantry Company — Hanover Iliflc, Company — War of 1812 — 
List of Soldiers. 

Although it has never been the policy of the American people, 
to encourage the formation of a standing army, for national de- 
fence, yet the mihtary spirit, awakened by the Revolution, con- 
tinued to animate the public mind for many years ; and for some 
time after the war of 1812, military offices were held in much 
greater esteem than now, and military parades were frequent, and 
attracted considerable attention. Hence military companies have 
existed in almost every town, in New England, down to a com- 
paratively recent period ; but the Legislation of Massachusetts, 
for the past twenty years, has done little to revive or encour- 
age the war spirit, and its concomitants. 

From 1783 to 1794, we find but one regularly organized com- 
pany in Hanover, which was commonly known as the " old mili- 
tia company," and which was commanded by Col. John B. Bar- 
stow, prior to the year 1800. 

During the administration of the elder Adams, a second com- 
pany was formed, which was commanded by Capt. Timothy 
Rose ; but this continued in existence for a few years only, and 
was eventually merged into the Hanover Artillery Company — the 
only company now in existence in the town. 

This last company was established about the year 1798, under 
the auspices of Benj. Whitman, Esq., then settled as a lawyer 
in Hanover, of whose history we have elsewhere spoken. 
Mr. Whitman was the first Captain ; his subalterns being, Dr. 
Melzar Dwelley, 1st Lieut., and Dr. Charles Turner, 2d Lieut. 



132 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

The equipments of the members were, to each a white leather 
belt, with a brass breast-plate ; coats of blue cloth faced with red, 
with brass buttons, and cord ; pants and vest of a buff color ; 
and the old fashioned cluqyeaux des bras, or cocked hats, of fur, 
surmounted with a black plume, tipped with red. 

The Company, at its parades, is said to have made a fine ap- 
pearance ; its officers were gentlemen of high respectabihtj ; and 
no company, at the annual gatherings, on the muster field, attrac- 
ted to itself more notice, or elicited warmer applause for the skill- 
fulness of its manoeuvres. A fine band of music usually attended 
it ; and everything connected with the Company was such, that 
the few survivors, who were among its earliest members, speak of 
it with an enthusiasm, which age has not damped, nor time 
abated. 

The Armory stood, in the first instance, on the rising ground, 
still known as " Gun-house Hill," near the residence of Mr. 
Robert Silvester ; and during the Captaincy of Mr. Whitman, 
the Company often marched to the Four Corners, for review. 
Here, too, in the hall, over the store of Mr. Silas Morton, the fes- 
tivities of election and parade days, were celebrated ; — the col- 
lations served, and the " suppers" eaten. It is said, that, on one 
occasion, the Company was marched to the Corners for parade, 
and a large number of spectators were present at the review, — 
among others, Kilborn "Whitman, Esq., a brother of the Captain, 
from the adjoining town of Pembroke. When seated at the din- 
ner table, their guest was called upon for a " toast," as the glas 
ses circalated; and, rising with much dignity and impressiveness? 
he gave, " The Hanover Artillery Company ; may their pieces 
be loaded with true New England principles, wadded with Jacob- 
inism, and pointed against every aspiring demagogue," — a toast, 
which, however exceptionable to some, and gratifying to others 
was drank with the usual cheers, perhaps for the sake of the 
JYew England in the glasses. 

In 1806, Albert Smith was chosen Captain of the Company 
and, at his request, the town voted that " the Artillery Company 
may move the Gun-house on the Town's land near the meeting 
house," and Capt. John B. Barstow, Capt. Daniel Barstow, 
Israel Perry, Capt. Joshua Mann, and Capt. Clement Bates, 



HANOVER RIFLE COMPANY. 133 

were appointed a Committee to select a site for the same. The 
site chosen, "was in the rear of the meeting house, on one corner 
of the old burial ground ; and here the house stood until a new 
one was erected. 

In October, 1806, the Selectmen were instructed to purchase 
"what powder is wanted for the company ; " in Oct. 1808, thej 
were instructed to purchase " four camp kettles for the company ;" 
and in 1811, they were instructed to " complete the town's stock 
of military equipments." 

In 1819, Elisha Barrell, jr., being chosen Captain, it was 
deemed advisable to erect a new Gun-house; and Captain 
Barrell applied to the Adjutant General, for aid from the State, 
and in November of that year, the Selectmen were appointed 
" agents to convey to the Commonwealth, land whereon to set a 
Gun-house," and the same was erected, being that now occu- 
pied by the Company, and standing near the centre of the town. 
"We do not know that we can give a complete list of the officers 
of this Company ; but the names of the Captains, so far as we 
have learned, were as follows : Benj. Whitman, Esq. ; Albert 
Smith, Esq. ; Hon. E. F. Jacobs, of Scituate ; Elisha Barrell, jr. ; - 
Edward Curtis ; Levi Curtis ; Elias W. Pratt ; Wilham Morse ; 
Isaac H. Haskins ; Wm. Thomas ; Joseph Brooks, jr. ; James 
House ; Daniel Barstow, jr. ; James Brooks ; Benjamin N. Curtis ; 
Charles Brooks ; and Duncan T. Stoddard, the present Captain. 

During the residence of Col. Jesse Reed, in Hanover, an Inde- 
pendent Infantry Company was formed, under his auspices, of 
which he was commander, which lasted for some years, but was 
finally disbanded. 

About the year 1816, the Hanover Rifle Company was formed, 
of which Elijah Hayward, was the first captain ; and after him, 
Hosea Whitman, WiUiam Josselynn, Nathan Dwelley, Samuel 
Bennett, and others, commanded it, until its removal to Hanson. 
It was annexed to the 2nd Regiment, 1st Brigade, 5th Division, 
of the Massachusetts Militia, and the Commissions of Captain 
Dwelley we have seen. The members of the Company were from 
Hanover, Scituate, Marshfield, Pembroke, Hanson, &c. Their 
uniform and equipments, consisted of green pants and coat ; a 
felt cap, with a long green plume ; and to each a rifle, knapsack, 



134 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

&c. The arms were kept at their ovm houses. The company 
met at the Four Corners, for review, near the Episcopal Church- 
Their band consisted of two fifers, two tenor drummers, one bass 
drummer, and sometimes performers on the clarionet and bugle. 
There was no practice of " target shooting," by the company ; 
but it attended the musters held at Church-hill, in Scituate ; in 
Pembroke, near Horace Collamore's ; and elsewhere. 

Mr. Dwelley was chosen Ensign in 1820 ; on which occasion, a 
standard was presented, and an address delivered, by one of 
theyoungladiesofthetown. The clergy of the neighborhood were 
present on the occasion ; and an assemblage of from two to three 
hundred spectators, among whom were the ladies, dressed in 
white each with a green ribbon encircling the waist ; and Miss 
Eliza Stetson, who delivered the address, was accompanied by 
Miss Eells, now the wife of Capt. Dwelley, and Miss Ruth Stock- 
bridge. The standard being presented, and waved, the music 
cheered and the company, with their guests, marched to the hall, 
opened right and left, the ladies entered, the refreshments were 
served, and the remainder of the day was passed in partaking of 
cake tea, lemonade, and strong drinks, which, in some cases, 
proved a little too strong for those who partook too freely. 

Havino- a copy of the address delivered by Miss Stetson, we 
present it as a memorial connected with the history of the com- 
pany. 

a gjj.^ — The Ladies of Hanover and its vicinity, impressed with 
a hlr^h sense of the merits of the Rifle Company, in their behalf, 
I present you this Standard, in full confidence that you will not 
suffer it to be wrested from you, nor its reputation sullied. To be 
a lover of peace while prepared for war, is a characteristic of the 
American soldier ; but though peace is our anxious wish, we would 
not have it purchased or preserved by the surrender of any of 
those rights and privileges procured and transmitted to us by our 
Fathers. Should any insolent foe attempt to deprive us of these 
dear-bought, and invaluable blessings, then. Sir, think of this ban- 
ner ! Think of our ancestors ! and you must be brave ! Re- 
member jonv friends, and you will conquer P^ 



WAR OF 1S12. 135 



WAR OF 1812. 



Of the causes wliich led to the war of 1812, we need not 
speak at large here. Its history is so recent, that the materials 
for its investigation are ample and complete. We shall only 
notice the proceedings of the citizens of Hanover, and this but 
briefly, as many other matters yet remain to be treated, and our 
space is Hmited. 

June 2, 1812. The town voted, " to make soldiers up $15 
per month, with what the Government pay, when called upon for 
actual service." Also, " voted, to give them $1 per day, for 
every day they are called out of town to do duty." 

Aug. 3. A committee was appointed to draft resolutions, ex- 
pressing the views of the town concerning the war ; and these 
resolves were recorded, and copies sent " for publication in the 
Republican newspapers in Boston." 

The Committee of Safety for this year, consisted of Turner 
Stetson, Albert Smith, Aaron Hobart, jr., Joshua Mann, and 
Snow Curtis. The Selectmen were likewise instructed to pur- 
chase a town's stock of powder, and $50 were voted to pay for 
the same. 

In 1814, the Selectmen were instructed to " hire such sums of 
money as may be necessary for the safety of the town during the 
war." Also, " voted, to make up the soldier's pay to $20 per 
month, until October l,and those that have been called out before, 
and the non-commissioned oflBcers to receive the same pay." The 
selectmen were likewise instructed, to " furnish the militia with a 
suitable number of cartridges." 

The Committee of Safety for this year, consisted of Aaron 
Hobart, jr., Esq., Isaiah Wing, Esq., Elijah Hayward, John B. 
Barstow, and Benjamin Stockbridge. 

A detachment of the Artillery Company of the town, under 
Lieut. Elisha Barrell, jr., was at Scituate harbor, for sixty-eight 
days, from July 1, to September 6, 1814 ; and the whole com- 
pany, under Captain Edward F. Jacobs, was at Plymouth, from 
September 19 to October 19, 1814. 



136 



HISTORY OF UANOYER. 



The following, from the pay roll of the company, is a list of the 
ofiScers and matrosses, who went to Plymouth. 



Capt. E. F. Jacobs, 

Lieut. Elisha Barrell, jr, 
" Edward Curtis, 

Sergt. Amos Dunbar, 
" Stephen Jacobs, 
" Levi Curtis, 
" Stephen Curtis, 

Corpl. Calvin D. Wilder, 
" Reuben Curtis,^ 
" Oren Josselyun, 
" Elias Barrell, 

Luther Turner, 

Eleazer Josselynn 

Gideon Perry, 

Levi Perry, 

Matrosses. 

John Clapp, 

Luther Curtis, 

Robert Curtis, 

Elisha Magoun, 

Nathaniel Curtis, 

Elias Magoun, 

Nathaniel Farrow, 

Lewis Gross, 



► Musicians. 



Ozias Whiting, 
Charles Bailey, jr., 
Benjamin S. Munroe, 
Joseph Brooks, jr., 
Joseph Sylvester, 
Benjamin C. Pratt, 
Justus Whiting, 
Barker Wing, 
John Jones, jr., 
Piam Damon, 
Cyrus White, 
John Curtis, 
Melzar Curtis, 
Joshua Stetson, 
Job Curtis, 
David T. Joyce, 
John Gross, 
Benjamin Bowker, 
Gideon Studley, jr., 
Lemuel Curtis, 
Joseph Damon, 
Gad Bailey, 
Benjamin H. Clark, 
Allen Clapp. 



CHAPTER X, 

MANUFACTUKES AND TRADE. 

» Yet I exult, 
Casting reserve away, exult to see 
An Intellectual mastery exercised 
O'er the blind elements : a purpose giveUj 
A perseverance fed, almost a soul 
Lnparted, to bi-ute matter," 

Wordsworth. 

History of Manufactures in the town — Forges and Furnaces — Bardin's, now the 
Curtis Forge — Barstow's, now Sj'lvester's Forge — Dyer's, now Perry's Tack Fac- 
tory — Sketch of the Life of Col. Jesse Reed — The Drinkwater "Works, now 
Bates and Holmes — Barker's Foundry -- Salmond's Tack "Works — Tolman's 
Mills — Saw and Grist Mills — Plough Manufactiu'e, and Sketch of the Life of 
David Prouty — Other branches of Industry. 

To attempt to give a full sketch of the history of manufactures 
and trade, in this town, would require far more space than we can 
spare for the subject ; — nor would such a sketch, which must 
necessarily he principally statistical, be generally interesting. We 
should be happy to give a list of the names of all, who have, at 
different periods, been owners of the forges, furnaces, saw-mills, 
grist-mills, &c., "which have been erected ; as well as of those who 
have engaged in trade, and other branches of industry ; but, 
apart from the fact that authentic records are wanting, from which 
to draw these names, and the difficulty of obtaining them only 
from tradition, such a list, however gratifying as a memorial of 
family enterprise, could only be regarded as a sort of muster-rolL 
telling who had served, it is true, but not much of what they had 
aeco7nplished. 

We do not propose, however, to pass the subject by in silence. 
On the contrary, in itself, it is of far too much importance, to be- 
treated with neglect, and the place which it occupies in our history 
is too conspicuous to be entirely overlooked. The town of Hano- 
ver has done something^ in the line of manufacturing enterprise, as 
the statistics of the State show ; and considering the many dis- 
advantages under which our population have labored, from 
many sources, we think that what has been done, is highly 
creditable to their industry and perseverance. 



138 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

The petition for the incorporation of the town, states that there 
were, then within its limits, " five saw-mills, and three iron-mills, 
and others," probably grist-mills. 

As the names of these mills, and of the oivners, are not given, 
we are left to learn them from the few hints scattered over our 
records. 

FORGES, TACK WORKS, ETC, 

As early as 1704, according to Deane, Bardin's Iron Worts 
were erected on the Indian Head River ; and these are called, on 
the records of the town, in 1T30, the " old iron works." Thomas 
and Joseph Josselynn, were owners of the same, before 1743, and 
they were afterwards improved by Seth, Philip, Isaac, and John 
R. Josselynn, and others. They are now in the possession of Mr. 
George Cartis, who is engaged principally in the manufacture of 
Anchors, and other heavy forge work. On the Pembroke side of 
the stream, and opposite these works, stands an old saw-mill, now 
owned by Messrs. George Curtis, and Capt. Ilaviland Torrey.; 
also a carding-mill, first built by Jesse Reed, at a spot farther up 
the stream, and moved from thence to its present locahty. This, 
too, is owned by Mr. Curtis. A small furnace stood on the same 
side of the stream some years ago, but it is now gone. 

The Cartis family has been connected with these works at least 
sixty years, or since 1790, though Seth Josselj^nn continued to be 
an owner until 1803, and Lemuel Dwelley, as late as 1839. 
Benj. Studley, and John R. Josselynn, were part owners in 1791, 
at which date they disposed of their interest to Lemuel Curtis. 
The year previous, or in 1790, Lemuel Curtis sold one fourth of 
the forge, &c. to Reuben and Consider Curtis, and Reuben dis- 
posed of his fourth to George Curtis, in 1831. 

In 1839, Lemuel Dwelley, sold his half to George Curtis, and 
since that period, the last named gentleman has conducted the 
works individually. 

The first works owned by the Curtis family, as also the build- 
ing erected for a corn-mill in 1832, were destroyed by fire m 
1848, and new buildings have been since erected. The old saw- 
mill, on the Pembroke side, yet remains, and is used some every 
winter ; — also the old carding-mill, though the wool carding busi- 



CURTIS FORGE. 



139 



ness, whlcli was once very good, is now comparatively worthless. 
This mill was leased to Mr. Edward Y. Perry, for two years, from 
1836-38, for running tack machines. 

Mr. Curtis employs, in his anchor works, about sixteen hands, and 
manufactures from 200 to 250 tons of anchors per year. Busi- 
ness has always been active at this place ; and, for nearly one 
hundred and fifty years, from amidst the charming and romantic 
scenery around, has ascended the smoke of the furnace, and the 
loud din of the descending hammer may be heard daily. 

It is said that, from twenty-five to thirty years ago, anchors 
were made for the United States Government at this Forge, some 
of which were of great size, weighing five tons ! Since the erec- 
tion of the works at Washington, private contracts have been dis- 
continued. 

Formerly ship-knees, of iron, were made here ; but at present, 
wooden knees are considered quite as serviceable, and are gene- 
rally preferred. 

The anchors made by Mr. Curtis, are for merchant ships 
and other vessels, and range in weight from 100 to 5000 lbs. 

We annex a view of the " Old Forge." 




Barstow's Forge, to which we have alluded on p. 19, was 
erected in 1720, and was occupied by the Barstow family, until 
the removal of Joshua, to Exeter, N. H., in 1795, when it was 
purchased by the Salmonds, and was improved by them, and by 
Nathaniel Gushing, and Charles Josselynn, for about thirty years. 



140 HISTORY OF HANOYEE. 

In 1828, Mr. Salmond disposed of his interest in the -svorks to 
Thomas Hobart, of Abington, who had been part owner for several 
years ; and at that time there were, on the premises, one forge for 
the manufacture of bar iron, one anchor shop, one tack factory, 
and a corn mill. Islr. John Silvester, who is still connected with 
the works, entered them at about this date. About one hundred 
tons of bar iron were made per year, and one hundred tons of 
anchors. Of tack machines, from twelve to fourteen were run, and 
from two to three tons of tacks were made a week. 

About the year 1825, Messrs. Ilobart & Salmond had a con- 
tract from the United States Government for the manufacture of 
anchors for the Navy, and several were made for seventy-four 
gun-ships, of the largest size ever forged probably. 

As far back as the period of the devolution, quite a business is 
said to have been done at this forge, in the manufacture of cannon 
balls by Mr. Barstow, and he is spoken of as one of the most en- 
terprising men ever in the town. He melted his iron at an ordi- 
nary forge fire, and moulded his balls in the bottom of the forge. 

At present, the works, which are conducted by Mr. Silvester, 
are adapted principally to forging anchors, shaftings, locomotive 
cranks, and wagon axles. INIr. Silvester commenced the manufac- 
ture of locomotive cranks as early as 1830, and was one of the 
pioneers in this branch of business. 

Many tack machines are built here yearly, though the tack 
business is not conducted at the place as formerly. About one 
hundred and fifty tons of iron are used at this forge. 

Between the Curtis Forge, and that of Mr. Silvester, and at 
a place called " Project Dale," stands the tack factory of Mr. 
Edward Y. Perry, moved to this spot by Mr. Charles Dyer, about 
the year 1830, from Col. Reed's dam, of which we shall soon 
speak. There was an old dam, a grist mill, and carding mill, 
on the premises. 

From papers, in the possession of Mr. Dyer, we learn that 
James Torrey had a fulhng-mill at this spot, in 1737, at which date 
the place was called Project Dale. Mr. Torrey had bought fifty- 
two acres of land of Wm. Clift, deceased ; and five acres, with a 
dwelling house, of Joseph Smith, in 1730. This mill privilege was 
sold to Thomas Josselynn, in 1737. and, for some time, the plac 



perry's tack works. 141 

was known as " Josselynn's Corn-mill," and the lane leading to 
it, as " Mill Lane." 

During the latter part of the 18th century, Joseph Stetson 
was proprietor of this mill, at which date it was known as " Stetson's 
mill ;" and at his decease, it was sold by his administrators, to 
Lemuel Curtis, who gave it to Nathaniel Curtis, and by him it was 
sold to Mr. Elisha Hobart. It is now owned by the heirs of Mr. 
Curtis, and is occupied l)y Mr. Perry. 

Mr. Dyer conducted the works for ten years, from 1829 to 
1839,' as agent for Mr. Hobart, after which he formed a partner- 
ship with Mr. Perry, which continued mitil 1850, when Mr. Perry 
took the sole charge of the works. 

An idea of the extent to which the business is conducted by 
Mr. Perry, may be gathered from the following statistics. He 
employs sixteen hands, twelve of whom are males, and four fe- 
males ; — manufactures three hundred pounds of shoe nails per 
day, and about eight hundred thousand of tacks ; — uses from two 
to three tons of copper, twenty-five tons of zinc, and seventy-five 
tons of iron per year ; runs three shoe nail, and seven tack 
machines, and one machine for three-penny nails, of which about 
one hundred pounds per day are made. 

The location of these works is very pleasant, especially in the 
summer season, being in a quiet dale, environed by hills, clothed 
with evergreen, and deciduous trees ; and both here, and at the 
place next named, at an early period, the business of tack 
making was commenced, and has since been continued. 

A short distance farther up the stream, Col. Jesse Reed, now 
of Marshfield, was located for a time. He came to Hanover 
about the year 1812, and lived on what is called the Smith 
farm, which he purchased of Mr. Robert Salmond, and which is 
now owned by Mr. Nathan Dwelley. The privilege which he 
improved, was purchased of Mr. Enos Bates, where INIr. Bates 
cantemplated the erection of a dam and grist mill. Col. Reed 
built the dam, and put up a grist mill, and nail factory and ma- 
chine shop. He remained m the town several years, and thence 
moved to Marshfield, where he yet resides. 

The career of this gentleman, is worthy of notice, as an instance 
of the manifold blessings which a genius like his confers upon the 
public. 



142 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

His father was a clock maker by trade, and, at the date of the 
birth of Jesse, in 1778, resided in North Bridgewater, Mass. At 
the age of nine years, the son went to Easton, to reside with Mr. 
Dean, with whom he remained three years, during which time his 
mechanical taste was displayed m the construction of a ^r^p ham- 
mer, put in operation by a wheel and cam shaft, propelled by 
water. At the age of twelve, he returned to his father, and soon 
after constructed the main part of a wooden clock. At the age 
of fifteen, he was apprenticed to a joiner in Randolph, Mass., 
where he served a regular apprenticeship at that business. 

During this period, he tried his skill on perpetual motion ; and 
the result of his labors is thus given in his own words : " I worked 
two days and three nights without sleep. The last night, a lit- 
tle before day light, I got it ready to put into operation ; and to 
avoid notice, I went into a little pine grove, with a friend, to put 
it together and set it in motion. I found that as soon as it was 
put together, it would go as well one way as the other, and that 
it would not go either way without help. I was then fully convinced 
that it was out of the power of man to put machinery together so 
as to produce perpetual motion, and that nothing short of the power 
to create could do it. To this belief I have ever since adhered." 

At the age of twenty-two, or thereabouts, he invented and con- 
structed a rotary p)ump, which worked well, but which was soon 
laid aside. His mind was next drawn to improvements in the 
manufacture of cut nails, and his first machine, for making 
nails from rods, was patented in 1802. One third of his interest 
in this right was sold to Rev. Jonathan Strong, of Randolph, and 
another third to Thomas Ordiorne, of Boston ; they to have two- 
thirds of all improvements Mr. Reed should make in the businesss. 
But the experiment of manufacturing from rods, proved a failure, in 
a pecuniary point of view ; and the next plan was to roll the iron 
to a suitable thickness, and slit it into pieces of the right size for 
the body of the nail, and flatten the point, — but this plan also 
failed. 

The third step was the construction of a machine for cutting 
and heading at one operation. On this machine a patent was ob- 
tained, but it was soon laid aside. A heading machine was next 
constructed, into which, after the nails were cut, they were fed by 
hand ; but this was also laid aside. 



SKETCH OP COL. JESSE REED. 143 

The partners of Mr. Reed now leaving him, he located in 
North Bridgewater, and built a small house bj a waterfall, as a 
family residence, using the lower part of the building as a machine 
shop. Here he built two or three nail machines of different kinds, 
but pecuniary embarrassments caused him to lose his all, and he 
left his home, and went to Boston, where he worked at his trade, 
of a joiner, and was employed in constructing the first lock on the 
canal through Medway. Thence he went to Providence R. I. 
There he made the model of a nail machine known as the "Odiorne 
Tool." Leaving Providence, he moved to West Bridgewater, 
Mass., and there commenced making patterns for a machine for 
four-penny nails, to be propelled by the foot, which made sixty- 
two nails per minute. This was in 1803. His old partners now 
joining him again, machines for four-penny and six-penny nails 
were made, and set up in Plymouth. 

In 1805 or 1806, the machine kno^,vn as the " Odiorne Tool," 
was patented, which was sold to the Messrs. Odiorne in 1806, 
and Mr. Reed moved to Kingston. 

It was about this time, that his machine for pulverizing dye- 
woods was invented, for Messrs. Barrett & Shattuck, of Maiden, 
Silk Dyers. Letters patent for this invention were obtained 
in 1807. 

Soon after this, the machine known as the " Reed Tool," for 
the manufacture of oiails, was invented ; and whilst in Hanover, 
his tack machines were invented, and put into operation. He 
likewise worked, for a time, on a high pressure steam engine, but 
soon abandoned it. 

Disposing of his first privilege, in Hanover, he moved to one 
near Rocky Run, where he erected works, and conveyed water 
to his wheel through a trough one third of a mile long ; but 
the difficulties encountered here were sucli, that he finally sold 
out entirely, and moved to Marshfield, where he has since resided. 
His later inventions, are machines for steering vessels ; difier- 
ent patterns of pumps ; cotton gins ; treenail machines, &c. In 
all, he has obtained patents on from twenty to thirty different 
machines in his day, many of which are of great importance to 
the community ; and every house builder has the benefit of his 
ingenuity. 



344 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

Mr. Reed is a man of indefatigable industry, and of indomitable 
perseverance. He has made and lost several fortunes in his day. 
Free and generous in his manners, he is not one Avho hoards all his 
gains, to increase his own stores ; but considers himself as a pub- 
lic servant, and expends, on new inventions, the fruits of his pre- 
vious toils. Thus, in his old age, not a millionaire, resting 
from his labors, he is still at work, with a mind as active and 
vigorous as ever. 

On King-street, the " Drinkwater Iron Works," or " Mighill's 
Works," were erected, about the year 1710. The early histo- 
ry of these works is involved in some obscurity. Tradition says, 
that during the Revolution, cannon were cast here, and carried 
down by the old fulling mill, near where Barker's foundry now 
stands, for trial ; and Tilson Gould was killed by the bursting of 
one of the guns, the pieces of vrhich are said to be yet lying on 
the bottom of the old furnace pond. 

About the year 181G, Charles Josselynn, Oren Jossclynn, 
Timothy Rose, Calvin Bates, and others, erected a forge on the 
dam, and the works are now owned and improved by Messrs. 
Bates and Holmes, — the latter gentleman being the agent. Be- 
sides the forge, there are on the dam a saw mill, a grist mill, a 
box board mill, and a shingle mill, owned by the same company. 

We learn from Mr. Bates, that five hands are usually employed 
in the forge, and from fifty to sixty tons of anchors, with wrought 
iron bars, &c., are made at the works. 

The three forges above-named, — viz : those of George Curtis, 
John Silvester, and Messrs. Bates and Holmes, are old establish- 
ments, — among the oldest in Plymouth County ; — and, by a glance 
at the dates given, it will be seen that the town of Hanover may 
justly claim to have borne its part in this highly useful branch 
of industry ; and these works have not only added to the wealth, 
but to the prosperity of the town, and the promotion of its out- 
ward interests. 

To the eastward of the works of Messrs. Bates and Holmes 
stands the foundry of Mr. Joshua Barker, erected about the year 
1830, at which stoves, hollow-ware, and machinery of different 
kinds are cast. 



SAW AND GPtlST MILLS. 145 

An old fulling mill formerly stood near this spot, improved, 
many years ago, by Messrs. Bailey, Hatch, and others. 

The tack works of Mr. Samuel Salmond, are on the Third Her- 
ring Brook, and at the spot ^Yhere the " Stockbridgo mill " for- 
merly stood. This mill was erected as early as 1677, by Charles 
Stockbridge ; it descended to his sons ; and, in 1692, Thomas 
Stockbridge sold one-half of the mill to John Bryant, and Samuel 
Stetson. In 1729, Thomas Stockbridge, son of the first Thomas, 
sold " one-fourth of the saw-mill" to Jonah Stetson, whence the 
name of JonaKs 31111 ; Samuel Stetson having sold his fourth of 
the " corn mill," to the said Jonah Stetson, in 1726. 

The mill was afterwards the property of Recompense Tiffany, 
and was called the Tiffany mill. 

Tack works were erected on the premises about 1830, and 
were conducted, for some years, by Capt. Zephaniah Talbot, and by 
John, and William, brothers of Mr. Samuel Salmond. The latter 
gentleman has conducted the works since 1838, uses about sixty 
tons of tack plates per year, employs fifteen male hands, and* five 
females, and runs from twenty to twenty-five machines. 

Tolman's mills are near Winslow's bridge, on the Third Her- 
ring Brook, but the proprietor is a resident of Scituate. 

The tack business was commenced in Hanover at an early date, 
and tack machines were invented here by Col. Beed ; so that we 
feel as if our town could claim some credit on the score of useful 
inventions, and the successful prosecution of the branch of indus- 
try opened by these inventions. 

SAW AND GRIST MILLS. 

We cannot devote much space to the history of the saw and 
grist mills in the town. 

Eliab's mill, so called, or the Studley mill, stood on Pleasant 
street, and the site is now occupied by the shingle mill of Mr. 
Nahum Stetson. The privilege has been improved since the 
middle of the last century. 

Tradition says, that an old saw mill formerly stood near Ellis' 
bridge, which was burnt by the Indians in 1676, and the erec- 
tion of a new mill on the spot, at whose raising cold water., instead 
of spirituous liquors, was furnished as a beverage, gave rise to 



146 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

to the term " Drinkvrater," so frequently occurring on the Town 
records. 

As early as 1723, a saw mill was erected on Curtis street, 
where the mill of Deacon John Brooks now stands. The latter 
mill was erected in 1851, and is the third which has stood on the 
dam. Mr. Brooks has been connected with this mill for seventeen 
years, and saws, on an average, from eighty to one hundred 
thousand feet of inch and half-inch pine boards, annually, be- 
sides pine and oak plank, joist, and timber. 

In the woods, west of the mill of INIr. John Brooks, stands the 
shingle and box board mill, built by Joseph Brooks, about 1820, 
and which was occupied as a grist mill until 1833. Here, the 
iron work of Mr. Prouty's ploughs was polished. Cedar and pine 
shingles are now sawed, — the material being obtained from the 
forests of Hanover, and the adjoining towns. 

An old grist mill formerly stood on North street, where the 
h'ook crosses the street, at the bridge, and was owned, many 
years ago, by Caleb Mann. It was built by his father, Benjamin 
Mann, and was an old-fashioned mill, with a large wheel, requiring 
a great quantity of water to turn it. 

The mill of the Messrs. Jacobs, stands on the Third Herring 
Brook, and is on the bounds of Hanover and South Scituate, — 
the saw mill being in South Scituate. This was erected, proba- 
bly, about the year 1700. 

The old Curtis mill, also on the Third Herring Brook, is now 
in the possession of T. J. Gardner, Esq., and was erected about 
the year 1692. 

The Clapp mills, are also on the Third Herring Brook, not far 
from Mr. Gardner's, but belong to South Scituate, as does the 
mill of Mr. Gardner. Large quantities of lumber are sawed at 
all these mills, annually, for the trunk and box factories in South 
Scituate and Hanover, and for building purposes. 

A small grist mill was early erected by the Curtis family, on 
Hugh's Cross, now Silver Brook, and is yet standing, though but 
little used. 

The late saw mill of Messrs. Cobb & Cushing, burnt in 1852, 
stood near Teague's Bridge, in Hanson, and was formerly known 
as Hatch's mill. 



MANUFACTURE OF PLOUGHS. 147 



PLOUGH BUSINESS. 



About the year 1811, Mr. David Proutj, a native of Scituate, 
came to Hanover, settled on the place which had been 
owned by Mr. Thomas Hatch, and lived in the house built by 
Mr. H. Here he found a farm, rough, and hard to cultivate, 
especially to one in his feeble health. In connexion with his 
farm, he opened a store, and, with his trading, joined the business 
of weaving cotton cloth. This cloth was made from yarn obtained 
at the factories in Dedham, Dorchester, and Marshfield, and was 
put out by Mr. Prouty to females in his neighborhood ; furnishing, 
to a large number, a source of steady, and, for a season, profitable 
income. This business was continued, until the system of weaving 
by power-looms was introduced, which caused hand-weaving to be 
soon abandoned. 

Mr. P. was then, for about two years, engaged in manufacturing 
black morocco shoes, with Major Wm. Morse ; which he pursued with 
his usual zeal and earnestness. The business, however, was not 
conducted by him very extensively, — but six hands being em- 
ployed in the shop ; — and, on its relinquishment, we find him 
contemplating a visit to New York State, with a view to a perma- 
nent settlement. Whilst in that State, his attention was called to 
the ploughs used by agriculturists at that date ; and though we 
cannot confidently say, that he was the first inventor of the cast 
iron ploughs, which have since given to his name a world-wide ce- 
lebrity, yet patents were early obtained by him for their manufac- 
ture, on principles whose discovery must be attributed to him ; — 
he was a pioneer in the business ; — and, to the close of his useful 
life, he gave all his energies to its prosecution, and his efforts were 
crowned with a success, not only gratifying to him personally, but 
eminently beneficial to the community, reflecting honor upon his 
genius, and attesting the fertility of his resources. 

At the time Mr. Prouty commenced the manufacture of the 
ploughs which still bear his name, the implements then in use by 
farmers, were of a far different stamp from those seen at the 
present day, as may be seen from the annexed cuts. That part 
of the instrument which performs the labor, was of wood, strapped 
with iron bars ; and the form and durabihty were far below the 



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150 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

ploughs of Mr. Prout-y's construction. But it was no easy matter 
for him, at the outset, to convince the public of the superior value 
of his invention. He had not only hereditary prejudices to 
encounter ; — that spirit of conservatism, too much of which still 
exists among the yeomanry of New England, — but also the idea 
which prevailed, that pot metal, as it was termed, was too brittle 
a substance to stand the rough use to which the plough is sub- 
jected. But, by practical demonstrations of the strength of his 
implements, he silenced this objection, and vanquished those pre- 
judices. 

Deacon John Brooks, of Hanover, well recollects when the first 
plough made by Mr. P. was put in operation. It was taken to a 
gravel knoll, on the highway, near the present residence of Mr. 
Samuel Brooks, Main Street, and many were the prophecies, that 
as soon as the oxen were attached, and an attempt was made to 
break up the almost impenetrable surface, it would at once be 
shattered, and found worthless. But Mr. P., who had all confi- 
dence in his success, held the plough himself, guided its operations , 
and, as the team moved on, and the furrows were turned, the pro- 
phecies of failure, vanished as the dew before the morning sun. 

Not long after, as a farther test of their strength, Mr. P. 
caused one of his ploughs to be taken to a piece of land on Wal- 
nut street, almost covered with rocks ; and here, it was freely- 
prophesied, that his instrument would be broken ; — but here, as 
before, it worked admirably, and the triumph of Mr. P. was 
final and complete. 

The establishment of Mr. Prouty, in Hanover, was not on so 
extensive a scale, as was that conducted by him subsequent to liis 
removal from the town. About one thousand ploughs, per year, 
were made, and from three to four hands employed in the shop. 
There was a blacksmith's shop attached to his premises, also a 
building in which was machinery for sawing plough beams, &c., 
by horse-power. 

Mr. Prouty left Hanover about the year 1833, and established 
himself in Boston, where, in company, with Mr. John Mears, 
and Mr. Lorenzo Prouty, and under the firm of Prouty and Mears, 
the business of manufacturing ploughs, and other agricultural im- 



MANUFACTURE OF PLOUGHS. 151 

plements, was carried on until the decease of Mr. Proutj, and is 
now conducted bj Mr. Lorenzo Proutj, and Mr. John Mears, jr., at 
their extensive warehouses, on North Market, and Clinton streets. 

It would be agreeable to us, did our limits permit, to c^uote a 
few of the many testimonials which have been published, in favor 
of the value and excellence of Mr. Prouty's ploughs, and the import- 
ance of his invention to the agricultural community. Not only 
at most of the Fairs in the diflferent Counties of Massachusetts, 
have premiums been awarded, but similiar premiums have been 
bestowed at the Fairs of other States, and even at the World's Fair. 
Indeed, the fame of the inventor has spread farther than that of 
many a warrior, and many a statesman ; and it will endure so 
long as the community can appreciate the worth of those who 
have been the benefactors of the laboring classes. 

The light in which his invention has been viewed by practical 
farmers, may be seen from the following note, from the pen of the 
lamented Elias Phinney. 

Lexington, Mass., February 25th, 1846. 
To 3Ir. James Pedder, 

Dear Sir : — You ask my opinion of the' " Centre 
Draught Plough." I give it freely, and in few words. 
If my opinion of its merits, will, in any measure induce my bro- 
ther Farmers to adopt this, in preference to any other plough 
now in use, I shall feel that I have rendered an important ser- 
vice to the public, and, at the same time, contributed my share 
toward the discharge of the debt of gratitude due to the Inven 
tor of this invaluable improvement, in an implement of so great 
importance to Agriculture. 

I have, for twenty-five years past, personally superintended 
my own estate, part of which I have annually had under the plough. 
I have tried EngUsh, Scotch, and every variety of American 
ploughs, and presume I shall be excused for saying, that I con- 
sider myself a competent judge of their relative value in the hands 
of farmers. The application of the " Centre-Draught" principle 
to the plough, by Messrs. Prouty & Mears, is, unquestionably, 
the greatest improvement that has been made in the Implement 
since its first invention. The remedy for the long existing evil of 
having the whole resistance on one side of the line of draught, 
and the necessity of placing the centre of resistance exactly on 
the line of draught, first suggested itself to the philosophical mind 
of David Prouty. 



152 HISTORY OF nANOYER. 

Mr. Prouty -vras a practical far;ner. He saw the objections 
to the old-fashioned plough — his ingenious mind set ahout devising 
means, whereby the power of draught might be greatly lessened, 
the liability to wear, in certain parts more than others obviated, the 
labor of managing greatly diminished, and, at the same time, doing 
the work infinitely better ; and well has he done it. And when 
his improvement shall be generally adopted by farmers, and its 
merits justly appreciated, Mr. Prouty will be ranked among the 
greatest benefactors of his age. And although some of his con- 
temporaries may injure him by unjustly interfei-ing w^ith his rightg, 
and appropriating to themselves some of the fruits of his ingenuity — 
they can never rob hiiii of his well-earned fame — Posterity will 
do justice to his memory. And the approbation and magnificent 
testimonial of one of the most powerful and enlightened Monarchs 
of Europe, is but a foretaste of what he may expect from his own 
countrymen, when the merits of his invention shall be rightly 
appreciated. 

I am aware that my strong convictions of the vast utility to farm- 
ers of this improvement in the Plough, may lead me — in the minds 
of some — to speak in extravagant terms of the merits of the In- 
ventor. But you have known Mr. Prouty; you have been familiar 
with the operations, and can fully appreciate the benefits of his 
invention ; and by you, I presume, I shall not be charged with 
bestowing mimerited praise, in saying, that if the farmers of his 
own state should appropriate to that object, but a single tithe of 
what this improvement in the Plough has saved them, in the cul- 
tivation and better condition of their farms, it would raise a monu- 
ment to his memory, which would not be transcended in beauty, 
in grandeur and durability, by any that have been erected to the 
memory of the greatest benefactors of mankind. 
With great respect, 

I am, my dear sir, 

Very truly and sincerly yours, 
E. PHINNEY. 

^Ir. Prouty is remembered, in Hanover, with much respect, by 
those best acquainted with him ; and probably few have done 
more for the prosperity of the town, and the advancement of its 
interest, than did that gentleman, whilst he resided here. 



OTHER BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY. 153 



OTHER BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY. 

Of the other branches of industry in the town, we shall be 
obliged to speak briefl3^ 

The carriage manufactory of Mr. Thomas Turner, is on Broad- 
way, who conducts this business in all its branches ; the 
wood work, iron work, painting, trimming, and even harness- 
making, being all done on his premises. His buildings were 
erected in 1850, at wdiich date Mr. Turner came to Hanover 
from South Boston, where he had been previously engaged in 
the same calling. He employs ten hands, and builds about forty 
carriages per year. 

On Washington street, stands the wheelwright shop of Mr. 
Robert Eells, and near it, the blacksmith shop of Mr. Warren 
Wright. 

On the easterly side of the street, is the shop of Mr, John 
P. Eells, who is a painter by trade. 

At the corner of Broadway and Washington streets, is the car- 
riage trimming shop of Mr. Henry Chandler. 

In this vicinity, there were formerly several blacksmiths shops, 
when ship building was in its prime, conducted by Robert L., 
Robert, and Joseph Eells, and by the Dillinghams, and others. 

Mr. Haynes, a few years since, had a harness manufactory, in 
Wood & Torrey's store. 

In the days when there were no carriages owned here, the 
saddle business was a prominent branch of enterprise, and was 
conducted by Benjamin Stockbridge, at the Four Corners, and by 
the family of Estes, on what is now Plain street, and perhaps by 
others. 

There have been many blacksmiths shops scattered around in the 
town, at diSferent periods, on Washington street, Centre street, 
Broadway, Main street, &c. The only ones now in operation, 
besides Mr. Wright's, are Mr. McFarland's, at Snappet, and Mr. 
Jadson Bates', on Centre street. 

We have heard John Jacobs, Walter Rogers, Lemuel Curtis* 
Joshua and Elisha Simmons, Benjamin Stetson, Bela Mann, Charles 
Mann, Ezekiel Hatch, and Richard Estes, named as black- 
10 



15-1 HISTORY OF IIAXOVER. 

smiths in years past ; and there Avere probably many others, whose 
names we have not learned. 

Of traders, we have had many ; and we dare not attempt to 
give the names of all who have engaged in trade. The principal 
establishments, at present in the town, are the Messrs. Blanchards, 
at Snappet ; and John B. Bates, Isaac M. Wilder, and Stephen 
Josselynn, at the Four Corners. Messrs. Wood & Torrey, have 
just relinquished the business conducted by them for many years. 

Mr. Josselynn, and the Messrs. Blanchards, are extensively 
engaged in the manufacture of shoes, and this is one of the pi'omi- 
nent branches of industry in the town ; a large number of males 
being engaged in making boots and shoes. 

Mr. Edward Y. Perry recently had a store on Broadway, near 
Silvester's Forge, which is now occupied by Mr. Howland. 

Formerly, the clock and watch making business was conducted 
by John Bailey, and Calvin Bailey, on Curtis, now Main street, and 
at the Four Corners ; — also by David Studley, and by Benjamin 
J). Torrey. There is now nothing done here at this business. 
The Messrs. Bailey, as well as the others, were ingenious work- 
men ; and there are still to be found, in several houses, the large, 
old-fashioned, eight-day clocks, with a " full moon " on the face, 
made by "John Bailey." 

The town has had the usual complement of carpenters, masons, 
&c., and there are several yet engaged in these branches. 

The tannery of Messrs. Seth and Edwin Rose, is on Hanover 
street ; and that of Mr. William Church is on the same street ; — the 
former at the westerly, and the latter at the easterly part of the 
street. Mr. Simeon Curtis had tan-works some years ago, on 
Silver street, the old 2)its being yet visible. 

Messrs. Daly & Co. have a tailor's shop at the Four Corners ; 
and there is a stove shop on Broadway, in the old Academy 
building. 

The only tavern now in operation, is that that of Mr. Joseph 
Pocorny, at the Four Corners. 

In former years, when spirituous liquors were freely used and 
sold, taverns were common ; so much so, that as early as 1747, 
the town " voted not to set up any more taverns " ; and also 
" voted that there is too many taverns in town already " ; and 



OTHER BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY. 155 

" YO^.ed that one tavern is sufficient for this town." We have 
never heard of hrewenes or distilleries in the town. 

Bricks -were made sixty years ago, at AYahiut Hill. Mr^ 
Toseph Sylvester is engaged in the manufacture of soap, on 
Broadway. 

We dare not affirm that the foregoing sketch is complete. On 
the contrary, we doubt not some omissions will be discovered ; but 
these, we trust, will be attributed, not to intentional neglect on 
the author's part, but to his limited knowledge, and the difficulty 
of obtaining information concerning the past. 




CHAPTER XI. 



SHIP BUILDING. 



"To mark the ship in floating balance held, 
By earth attracted and by seas repelled; 
Or point her devious track thro' climes unknown, 
Tiiat leads to every shore and every zone." Falconer. 

Former and present state of the art of Ship-building in America — Materials for the 
construction of vessels — Massachusetts Enterprise — Ship-building on the North 
River — Yards in Pembroke — Yards in Hanover — The Barstows, Sylvesters, 
Sampsons, Clarks, Perrys, Eells, Paiges, Baileys, Smiths, Kingmans, Wings, 
Stockbridgcs, &c. — Obstructions in the River — Petitions to Congress for their 
removal — Decline of the business — Present condition of the village. 

The history of ship-building in New England, could it be faith- 
fully written, would present to us memorable instances of the tri- 
umphs of genius over contending obstacles, and striking proofs of 
the degree of perfection to which this art, which, two centuries 
ago, was but in its mfancj, has been carried bj the persevering 
skill, and industrious application, of the Anglo-Saxon race. 



SHIP-BUILDING. 157 

Compare the pictures of the small, ill-shaped, and clumsily- 
rigged vessels, which bore the Pilgrim Fathers to this land in 
1620,' with those sumptuously furnished, and palace-like " ocean 
monarchs," — faultless models of beauty and elegance, — of from 
sixteen hundred to two thousand tons burthen, which may be seen 
in all the great harbors of our country, spreading their sails to 
every breeze, and convoying our hardy sailors to the Polar Circle, 
in pursuit of the whale, or to the East Indies, and the ports of 
Europe, swelling our commerce, increasing our comforts, and 
augmenting our wealth. 

If Old England is " mistress of the seas," in the weight of her 
armament, and the amount of her shipping, she must yield the 
palm to New England, in excellence of structure, beauty of finish, 
exquisiteness of proportion, and those fast sailing properties which 
have already borne off the prize for jSTew York on the theatre of 
the World's Fair, held in her own metropolis, and on the waters 
of the seas washing her own shores ! 

The facilities for procuring materials for the construction of 
vessels of the largest class, from the forests of this State, are not 
so great as formerly. The giant oaks, which once spread their 
shadows over the land, have almost entirely disappeared. In the 
western counties they are most abundant. 

Yet, for centuries to come, so extended is our repubhc, and so 
expansive are its resources, American skill will continue to com- 
pete with the most enterprising of the Old World, and the superi- 
ority of our naval architecture, already acknowledged and felt, will 
not soon be cast into the shade, or suffered to diminish. 

The oaks and pines in the forests of Michigan, and all over the 
Western States, and even upon the Pacific Coast, will furnish 
a supply for generations to come ; and when our iron-arms, 
Briareus-like, shall be spread out to embrace the whole of those 
now distant regions, the rich harvest, .which has been accumulating 
for ages, will pour in its treasures upon vis, to stimulate to higher 
attainments and prouder triumphs. 

Massachusetts, one of the earliest settled of the New England 
States, has ever borne her part in the promotion of our country's 
prosperity. Her citizens, some of whom are in the ship yards of 

1. See the Wood-cut annexed. 



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HISTORY OF HANOVER. 




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SHIP-BUILDING 159 

Maine, and 'New Hampshire, and others peopling the prairies of 
the Mississippi Valle}'-, and the shores of the Pacific, carry with 
them those habits of industry and thrift, for which she has ever 
been famed, and maintain her ancient power, and present dignity, 
imstained, wherever they are found. 

Plere has been educated an army of shipwrights ; and, when bu- 
siness has been wanting at home, they have scattered abroad, and 
are the principal mechanics at many of the yards where ship- 
building is largely conducted, along the Atlantic sea-board. 

The North River, in Plymouth County, which forms the bound- 
ary between Hanover and Scituate, on the one side, and Pembroke 
and Marshfield, on the other, is a comparatively small stream, not 
over twenty miles in length, never with a great depth of water, but 
a few rods in breadth, and very tortuous in its course, with shoals at 
the bends, and sand bars at its mouth. Standing on the bridge, 
beyond the Four Corners, and looking first above, and then below, 
as far as the eye can reach, and noting the quietness which seems 
usually to reign over the spot ; or walking along the banks of the 
stream, across the fairy-like bridge of plank, worn by the tread of 
human feet for many years, and spanning the Third Herring 
Brook, which, from its shape, is expressively called the Rainbow 
Bridge ; — and thence over Fox Hill, and past where Seabury's 
point stretches off to the right, until the old Brick-kilns appear in 
sight ; one, who did not know what busy scenes had been enacted 
here in past times, would hardly imagine that, from 1660 to 1835, 
or for more than a century and a half, the business of ship-building 
was carried on, probably to a greater extent, than on any other 
river, of the same size, anywhere in the State ! Not only on the 
Hanover side, were the yards compacted together, in close prox- 
imity one to another, but on the Pembroke side, below Rocky 
Reach, and at Seabury's point, yards were established by George 
and Thomas Turner, and Nathaniel Cushing : and, on the banks of 
the stream, near the "reach," by the bridge, the indentation, or 
hollow, where the saiv jnt stood, is distinctly visible, and the old 
wharf yet projects its rocky piers into the stream below. 

On the Hanover side, before the present bridge was built, ship- 
yards existed, above and below the old bridge. The banks of the 



]60 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

stream here, for some distance, present peculiar facilities for this 
business, being sloping, and somewhat abrupt, though not precipi- 
tous ; so that, whilst the bows of the vessels were near the water, 
the sterns were on the hill sides, and easy of access by the aid of 
a few plank, without the necessity for those lofty stagings which 
are indispensable in many yards. 

From the top of these banks, stretches back a large tract of 
rough, rocky, pasture land, also easy of access from the travelled 
ways, where timber was landed, brought from the surrounding 
country, in such quantity, that the whole surface of the tract was 
covered at times. 

Above the old bridge, on the Hanover side, is a small ravine, 
or gorge, on the land of Seth Barker, Esq., just wide enough to 
admit the hulk of one of the small craft built in those days, and 
sloping towards the river, at such an angle as to afford a fine op- 
portunity for launching, were it not for the bridge. The site is 
visible from the present bridge, being but a few rods above ; and 
the scenery around has that wildness of aspect, which renders it 
quite romantic. Here, James Barstow built one vessel, previous 
to the Revolution, which, it is said, was launched directly across 
the road. But the existence of the bridge presented too formida- 
ble an obstacle, to encourage the building of many vessels at this 
spot ; and the yard, accordingly, was soon abandoned. 

Just below the old bridge, and in the space intervening between 
its piers, and the piers of the present bridge, was another ship 
yard, first improved by William Barstow, and his descendants for 
two generations. It was, probably, established near the year 
1660. The vessels built at this yard, by the Barstows, were 
mostly small ones, and their sides rose higher than the piers of the 
present bridge, their bows reaching up the bank, into the door 
yard of the present residence of Mr. Barker. It is said that the 
Barstows abandoned this yard, because of the difiiculty experi- 
enced in launching their vessels, in consequence of their impinging 
frequently against the rocky ledge, on the opposite shore. 

After they left the yard, about 1745, it Avas improved for a 
period of from twenty to thirty years, by Nathaniel Silvester, fa- 
miliarly known as " builder Silvester," who was born in 1718, 



Sampson's and clark's yards. 161 

and died in 1781, at the age of sixty-three. He built the house 
occupied by Rufus Farnum, on Washington street, just above Mr. 
Barker's, and nearly opposite Mr. Sylvanus Percival's. 

His son, Nathaniel, afterwards occupied the house, and improv- 
ed the ship yard, until his removal to Winchendon. The vessels 
built, both by father and son, were small, seldom exceeding two 
hundred tons burthen, and were mostly schooners. 

After the Silvesters, the yard was improved by Jonathan 
Sampson, from 1795 to 1820, he residing in Pembroke, just over 
the bridge, on the hill, in the house now occupied by Sumner 
Stetson, which has been a tavern stand. 

Mr. Sampson built many vessels for the Cod Fishery at the 
Grand Banks ; and some ships, of from two hundred and fifty 
to three hundred tons burthen, for residents of Duxbury and Cape 
Cod, for citizens of Boston, and for Nathaniel Cushing, of Hanson. 
These ships were for the Southern trade, for the West Indies, and 
for different ports in Europe; and their stern-posts, it is said, 
stood quite up to the old road, and some of the staging, for build- 
ing the projecting part of the stern, was actually over the road, 
which, at this place, was but about two and one-half rods wide. 

The yard next below, and close by the present bridge, was im- 
proved by the Clarks, — Nathaniel and Belcher, — sons of John 
Clark, of Scituate. The former, Nathaniel, lived on Washington 
street, in the low and ancient building now occupied by Mr. Henry 
Bates, and died in 1814, aged seventy-three. The latter. Belcher, 
lived in a house which stood where stands that of Mr. Samuel Sal- 
mond, and died in 1826, aged eighty-four. The yard improved 
by these brothers, is said to have been occupied by their father 
before them. It was probably established as early as 1736, but 
no vessels were built there after the year 1800. Zebulon, 
the son of Belcher, born in 1780, recollects when his father built', 
while he was a lad. 

The next yard, a small one, was mproved for a time by Dea, 
Isaac Perry ; but seems not to have been occupied by him long, 
as we subsequently find him building at a yard farther down the 
stream. 

Mr. Perry is spoken of as a man of unblemished integrity, and of 



162 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

high moral excellence. He was born in 1736, and died in 1825, 
at the age of eightj-nine. He lived on Washington street, and 
his house stood where stands that of Mr. Josiah Winslow, near the 
corner of Hanover street. 

The next yard was at a little distance farther down, and its site 
is marked by a work-house, yet standing, and by two gigantic 
oaks, of venerable appearance, at least three centuries old, which 
were, of course, of goodly size when the Pilgrims landed ! Against 
these trees, still lean the logs, forming the frame work of the old 
saw pit, and around the spot is a vast deposite of decaying vege- 
table matter, accumulated in the yard, black, spongy, and appa- 
rently valuable for the compost-heap, which might be profitably 
carried off to add its enriching materials to the stercorary of the 
owner of the land. 

This yard was improved by Thomas Barstow, the father of Col. 
John B. Barstow, of this town ; and by Capt. Robert Lenthal 
Eells, who was an extensive landholder ; one of the wealthiest 
citizens of his day ; a man whose chief greatness consisted in the 
greatness of his soul ; of unbounded hospitality ; charitable ; kind 
to the poor and the suffering ; devoted to every thing public spir- 
ited ; eminently patriotic ; an able officer in the war of the Revo- 
lution ; who opened his doors cheerfully and widely to all who 
were engaged in that struggle ; and whose daughters, evinced 
their zeal for Liberty, in ministering to the wants of the soldiers, 
and in manufactuinng cartridges for the use of the companies 
enrolled in the town. 

This yard, which was established about the year 1755, was im- 
proved by Messrs. Barstow and Eells, for al:)0ut thirty years ; the 
former having the superintendence of tlie wood work, and the 
latter furnishing the iron work, — his blacksmith shop standing 
near the hay scales, by the Four Corners. 

No very large vessels were built by this firm, as previous to the 
Revolution, the burthen seldom exceeded two hundred tons ; but 
after that period, and especially after the opening of the present 
century, by their descendants, and by others, vessels of from three 
hundred to four hundred tons burthen were built, from 1810 to 
1834. 



YARDS OF DBA. PERRY, AND THE SMITHS. 163 

Mr. Barstow died in 1797, aged sixtj-five ; and Mr. Eells in 
1800, aged sixty-eight ; — ^botli being born in the same year, 1732 ; 
and in the same month, Februray ; — the former on the 27th, and 
the latter the 17th ! Companions in hfe, and cousins, they dwelt 
in harmony, and their business was conducted successfully and 
prosperously. 

A few years previous to the death of Mr. Barstow, his son, 
John B., was concerned in ship-building at this yard, with his 
father ; in which business he was afterwards joined by his brother 
Elijah, and they, together, improved the yard, until 1817, when 
they went to a site still farther below, which presented greater 
facilities for launching. This firm built many ships for Nantucket 
and New Bedford, for the whaling business, of from 300 to 350 
tons burthen ; also many merchant ships, among which were five, 
built for the sons of John B. Barstow, who w^ere at that time in 
business in the city of New York. 

Next to the yard of the Barstow's, was one called Paige's yard, 
which was afterwards occupied by Dea. Isaac Perry, and occa- 
sionally by Albert and Josiah Smith, w^hen they had a small 
vessel to build, and when their other yard was occupied. 

Next below, wes the yard of Col. John Bailey, whose master 
workman w^as Joseph House. This yard was not long improved 
by Mr. B., he being personally engaged in other business ; and it 
was afterwards occupied by Albert and Josiah Smith, sons of Jo_ 
siah Smith, of Pembroke, who married sisters, — daughters of 
Capt. Robert L. Eells, himself a blacksmith by trade, but a ship- 
builder in connection with Thomas Barstow. 

Capt. Albert Smith, in early life, followed the seas, as a ship- 
master, being in the Baltimore trade for some time, and making 
several voyages to Russia, during the reign of the Emperor Paul. 

About the year 1790, he settled in Hanover, residing on Broad- 
way, in the house now occupied by ]\Iartin Stetson, which he 
bought of Joseph Josselynn ; and, forming a partnership with his 
brother Josiah, he carried on the business of ship-building for 
about ten years, from 1798 to 1808, fitting for sea, on an aver- 
age, three vessels a year, of from 300 to 400 tons burthen, for 
himself and others, for Liverpool and other European ports. The 



ICA HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

descendants of Capt. Smith are now in the service of the United 
States ; his oldest son, Joseph, being a Commodore in the United 
States Navj, and Chief of the Bureau of Docks and Yards ; and 
Albert, Es([., being an eminent lawyer in Washington city. 

After the Smiths, Edward and Samuel Eells built a few vessels 
at this yard ; and subsequently, it was improved by John B. and 
Ehjah Barstow, from 1817 to 1835 ; and then by Elijah Barstow, 
Jr. ; the latter of whom, in connection with Capt. Thomas Water- 
man, is still engaged in the business, at their yard in Scituate, 
below lox hill. 

The last yard, on the Hanover side, was that of David King- 
man, who built the tavern stand at the Four Corners, now occu- 
pied by Mr. Joseph Pocorny. Isaiah Wing built one vessel, very 
near this yard, about the time of the last war ; and also Benjamin 
and Martin Stockbridge. Dea. Perry built one vessel at this 
yard, about 55 years ago; — a ship of some 800 tons burthen. 

Nearly all the above yards were on the land of INIr. Benjamin 
Stockbridge, and were comprised within the space of one third of 
a mile from the bridge ; from which their compactness and juxta- 
position, may be easily judged. 

Previous to the year 1795, the business demand was principally 
for vessels of a small size, such as could be easily launched on the 
river, and taken down the stream without much difficulty, from 
the bars. During the Bcvolution, Mr. Thomas Barstow built 
several small privateers, — some for Mr. Derby, of Salem. Towards 
the close of the last century, vessels of a larger size were in de- 
mand, besides the small fishing and coasting vessels ; and this call 
continued, until business was suspended by the vrar with Great 
Britain, in 1812. 

The occurrence of that war, just as the business was in its most 
prosperous state, was a serious shock to those who were engaged 
in it ; but they re-commenced in 1815, after peace was declared ; 
though the growing scarcity of timber, and the obstruction of the 
channel of the river with rocks and sand bars, which rendered it 
tedious and expensive to get large ships down[the stream, and over 
the bar at the mouth, caused the business to decline, until noAV, 
in Hanover, it has entirely ceased. The process of moving large 



PALMY DAYS OF SHIP-BUILDING. 165 

ships, was by attaching the scows called gimdaloes, (a corruption 
of gondolas ?) two to the stern, and two to the stem ; which were 
lashed down at low water, so as to lift the ship as the tide flowed. 

Several attempts have been made to obtain aid from the Na- 
tional Government, for the improvement of the navigation of the 
North River ; but hitherto, with but little success. In 1839, 
Col. J. B. Barstow, Joseph S. Bates, and Elijah Barstow, jr., 
were chosen a committee to petition for the appropriation of a 
small sum " for the purpose of removing sand-bars, and cutting a 
channel for the North River into Massachusetts Bay ; " but their 
prayer was not favorably answered. 

During the great storm of April 16th and 17th, 1851, the sea 
broke completely over the narrow strip of beach between the third 
and fourth cliffs, near Scituate harbor, at the very point where 
the cutting of a canal has been thought feasible. 

A new petition for aid has been circulated within the past year ; 
but we fear its fate will be like that of its predecessors. 

The palmy days of ship-building, in Hanover, were from 1800, 
to 1808. Then, five or six yards were in active operation, and 
at least ten vessels were annually fitted for sea. The scene on 
the North River, was one of animation and industry. Every morn- 
ing, the carpenters might be seen, crossing the pastures, or walk- 
ing along the river bank, or over the tiny " Rainbow Bridge," 
to the place of their daily toil ; and the stroke of the axe, the 
thump of the maul, the cheerful calls, and the various other sounds 
always heard in the ship-yard, constantly saluted the ears of the 
passers by. 

The pasture, too, was strewed with timber ; and teams of " fat 
oxen," daily brought in, from the forests around, their loads of 
round, or rough-hewn, white oak, beech, maple, and other timber: 
and oak and pine plank, for sheathing, and for the decks, &c. 
Then, business was stirring. All were active. And never since, 
has the village, at the corners, presented so cheering a spectacle 
of thrift and prosperity. That village is beginning to rise again ; 
and though the chara^qter of its business has changed, yet the pro- 
mise is fair, that ere long, if a liberal policy prevails, it will bo- 
come, once more, a place of activity, and the number of its. 
buildings, and the advantanges of its citizens, be greatly increased 



CHAPTER XII. 

PROVISIONS FOR TFIE POOR — TEMPERANCE CAUSE— - SLAVERY — 
RESTING PLACES FOR THE DEAD- — LONGEVITY. 

" Epitomise the life ; pronounce, you can, 
Authentic epitaphs on some of these, 
Who, from their lowly mansions hither brought, 
Beneath this turf lie moulderinii at our feet. 
So by your records, may our doubts be solved ; 
And so, not searching hij>hei-, we may learn 
To prize the hreath tceaJiare with human kind. 
And look upon the dust of man ttith awe." 

Wordsworth. 

Provisions for tlic P6or — Poor kept by Friends — Sclectnicn to provide for 
{]jpni — Put out at Auction — Estalilishment of an Alms-Housc — Temperance 
Cause — Excise Bill of 175t — Ktiiu Tnule at tluit Date — Extracts from tlie 
Church RiH'ords Relative to tlie Excise Bill — Temperance Society formed in 
181G — Later History of the Cause — Slavery in New England — Owners of 
Slaves, from the <3hurch and Town Records — Touching Lu'ident — Burial 
Ground near the Ccutre of the Town — Gifts of Land by David Stockbridge, 
Es(i., and by John Barstow, Esq. — Burial Ground at Snappet — Table of Lon- 
gevity. 

We <yroup together, in this chapter, a few subjects, each of 
which msrits some notice in a work hke the present, 

PROVISIONS FOR THE POOR. 

For many years after the incorporation of the town, the poor 
Avere kept in the families of their friends, an annnal appropriation 
being made for their maintenance. The number thus aided was 
small, so that no further provisions in their behalf were necessary, 
and no other arrangement could have been more generally accept- 
able to those whom misfortune had reduced to a state of depend- 
ence. 



SELECTMEN TO PROVIDE FOR THE POOR. 167 

Oct. 29, 1736, " Voted to the widow Frances Josseljnn £5 
old tenor, to keep Jean Barron from Nov. 18, 1746, to Nov. 18, 
1747, but if she should have any extraordinary sickness in that 
time, to be further allowed what is reasonable." 

Mar. 5, 1750, " Voted to give Thomas Curtis 31s., old tenor, 
per week, for boarding Margaret Young one year in sickness and 
health, the town finding clothes, and paying Doctor's bills, if any 
there be ; and he agreed to keep her at that price." 

At the same date, " Voted X15 to Benjamin Woodworth, for 
bringing up John Loud's (or Ladd's) daughter to the age of 18 
years ; and <£24 for bringing up the said Loud's youngest son to 
the age of 21 years." 

This course continued to be followed even after the Revolution, 
and so late as the beginning of the present century ; and to the 
selectmen was entrusted the general oversight of those thus aided 
to see that they were properly cared for. 

Thus, in 1782, the selectmen were instructed to provide for the 
poor, and to supply Job Long's family with the necessaries of 
life. March 13, 1786 : — The selectmen and Dea. Timothy Rob- 
bins were chosen a committee " to agree with Mr. Samuel 
Witherell, to maintain his father during his natural life, by the 
lump or by the week, as they shall agree, and pay him out of the 
town's money." 

Oct. 17, 1796. The selectmen were instructed " to provide 
for the poor under their care, and call on the Treasurer for 
money as they shall want it." 

About the year 1803, we find the first notice of a change in 
this mode of proceedure. The selectmen were then chosen a 
committee, to meet a committee of the town of Pembroke, " to 
consult on the expediency of building a work-house." 

In 1809, a donation of $278, having been made to the town 
by Maj. John B. Barstow for the poor, he, with the selectmen, 
were chosen to distribute the same. 

In 1814, it was "voted to raise $110, to purchase Mary 
Peterson's house and land for a poor house ;" and the purchase 
was made, — ^but the town being dissatisfied, in 1816 the buildino- 
was sold , and for the first time on the records, it was voted to put 



168 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

out the poor at auction to the lowest bidder ; the auction to be at 
the Central Meeting House, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at 4 P. M.; 
and the person bidding off the same was " to give good and suffi- 
cient security to the overseers of the poor that he will support 
them well, in sickness and in health, and furnish them with good 
and comfortable clothing, and pay all expenses for physicians, and 
to receive pay for the same at the end of the year." 

But this policy, though adopted by many towns in Massachu- 
setts, and quite common twenty-five years ago, was soon found to 
be exceedingly defective, and liable to serious evils. Enough 
allowance was not made for that principle or maxim, which prompts 
men, in business affairs, to trade sharply, and to make the most 
of their bargains, of whatever character they may be. We do 
not deem it necessary to revive the controversies which grew out 
of this system, which, notwithstanding its exceptionable features, 
continued to be followed for twenty years. We need only say that 
in 1836, it was voted to establish a Poor House, and a Committee 
of five, consisting of Ebenezer Simmons, Turner Stetson, Benja- 
min INIann, Levi Curtis, and William Morse, were chosen to look 
up a suitable farm ; and in a very short time, the present estab- 
lishment, located on Washington street, in the North-easterly 
part of the town, was purchased, which was formerly Nathaniel 
Jacobs' place, — and here the poor have since been kept in a 
manner creditable to the liberality and humanity of the Town. 
The expense of maintaining the poor is about $600 per annum, 
and the number supported for some years past, has been from 
eight to ten. 

TEMPERANCE CAUSE. 

It is well known to all conversant with the history of our country, 
that, until within a comparatively recent period, spirituous li(|uors 
were a common beverage of all classes in the community, and were 
freely sold and freely used in every town in this State. True, 
the evils attendant upon intemperance have been always felt, and 
always acknowledged ; and efforts have been made, from time to 
time, to check the tide which threatened to overwhelm. But it 
is only within the past twenty or thirty years, that these efforts 



TEMPERANCE CAUSE. 169 

have been attended with any signal success. And even now, 
such is the selfishness of avarice on the one hand, and such are the 
cravings of appetite, on the other, that the temperance cause 
has attained but a measurable triumph, and much remains to be 
done, before every mind will be actuated by right motives, and 
brought under the influence of the laws of moral rectitude. 

That great good has been accomplished, however, only those 
interested to perpetuate evil can deny. The evidences of im- 
provement are too palpable to be mistaken. The thriftiness of 
our villages ; the decrease of native pauperism ; the general 
sobriety of the people ; the absence of loungers at the bar-room 
of the tavern, or at the grocery on rainy days ; and the rareness 
of the sight, especially i^ the country, and in the open highway, 
of men lying under the walls, sleeping away the effects of their 
deep potations ; — all these are tangible proofs that something has 
been done ; — proofs which none can gainsay ; — and we trust the 
time is not far distant, when it will be deemed, throughout our 
land, beneath the dignity of any one claiming the attributes of 
humanity, to taste of the intoxicating cup ; and when reason shall 
git firmly on its throne, and all who are made in the image of God, 
shall stand erect in their manhood, not victims of passion, or slaves 
of appetite ; but walking the earth in the exercise of those nobler 
qualities, which distinguish us from the brutes, and which ally us 
to angels. 

Were we writing a treatise on temperance, much that is valua- 
ble in the history of the cause might be gathered from the Laws of 
Plymouth Colony, and from those of the Massachusetts Colony. 
But however interesting these extracts might be, we shall be 
obliged to omit them, inasmuch as we have enough from the re- 
cords of our own town, and contemporary annals, to fill the space 
we propose to devote to this subject. 

Although the law passed by the Legislature of Massachusetts, 
and called " the Maine Law," is regarded by some as a novel 
eature in human legislation, and an encroachment upon the riglds 
and liberties of the people, yet laws embodying similar principles, 
or partaking of a similar character, were passed long ago, in this 
country. 

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170 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

In 175-4, a bill called the " Excise bill," for "granting to his 
Majesty an excise upon wines and spirits distilled, &c.," was intro- 
duced, and taken into consideration by the people ; and the town 
of Hanover, after debating it for some time, " Voted, that the said 
l)ill is disagreeable to the minds of the town, and Voted, that Da- 
vid Stockbridge, Esq., representative of said town, be desired to 
use his endeavors to prevent the said Bills passing into an Act." 

The extent and character of the traffic in spirits at this time, 
and the course of argument by which the business was sustained, 
may be gathered from the following luminous and curious state- 
ment from Minot's History of Massachusetts, vol. 1, pp. 155-101. 

" A groat part of the inhabitants of jMassachusetts Bay live 
chiefly by the sea, and are employed in 

1. Fisheries. 2. Navigation. 3. Building and providing 
materials for ships. 

By tliese employments, they depend upon Great Britain for 

1. Clothes. 2. Materials for furnishing their houses of many 
kinds. 3. Cordage and sail cloth for equipment of theu* vessels. 
•4. Lines, hooks and cables, &c., for the fishery. 

They are dependent on the northern Colonies for bread corn. 

RUM is their chief manufacture ; there being upwards of 
15,000 hogsheads of rum manufactui-ed in the Province annually. 

Tliis, with what they get from the English islands, is the grand 
support of all their trades and fishery ; and without ivhiclt the// 
can no longer subsist. 

Rum is a standing article in the Indian trade, and the common 
(Irink of all the 

1. Laborers. 2. Tlnibcr-men, 3. Mast-men. 4. Loggers. 
5, Fishermen in the Province. 

These men could not endure the hardships of their employments 
nor the rigor of the seasons without it. 

Ri^ra is the mcrohandij^c principally made use of to procure 

1, Corn. 2. Pork for, !.. Their fish3rmcn, and 2. Other 
navigation. 

The best and cheapest provision in this wa// of life ! 

This is done in winter, when there is no catching fish, nor any 
other employment for the fishermen. 



RUM TRADE, 1754-5. 171 

Then, a great number of fishing vessels with their men, go to 
North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, &c. These trade with rum 
and molasses for corn and pork, which serves for a supply for the 
next season. 

Newfoundland has large annual supplies from Massachusetts 
Bay of rum, molasses, pork, &c., without which they could not 
carry on the fishery to so much advantage. 

Halifax at present, and for some years at least, must depend on 
New England for a supply of those articles in order to carry on 
the fishery ; which can only be done by coming at those com- 
modities at a moderate price. 

The rum carried from Massachusetts Bay, and the other north- 
ern Colonies to the coast of Guinea, is exchanged for gold and 
slaves. The gold is sent to London, to help pay for their an- 
nual supplies ; and the slaves are carried to the English Sugar 
Colonies, and exchanged for their commodities, or sold for bills of 
exchange on Great Britain. 

So that rum is useful in all their traffic, especially in support- 
ing the fishery ; not only as it is the common drink of persons in 
that business, but in being a means of employing the vessels and 
men at a season, when no other business can be carried on by 
them ; and procuring provisions for their supplies, which otherwise 
they could not have but by their labor at the season proper for 
fishing. 

From evidence in the cause, when before the lords of trade, it 
appeared that Jamaica at this time produced about 12,000 pun- 
cheons of rum, of 110 gallons each, per annum; Barbadoes 
12,000; Antigua from 10,000 to 12,000; St. Christophers 
6,000 ; Monsterrat 1,500 ; amounting in the whole to at least 
41,500 puncheons, or 4,565,000 gallons ! ! ! 

But the excise bill was passed ; and on the Church Records of 
Hanover for 1755, we find the following curious documents rela- 
ting to the Act : — 

"Hanover, Doc. 26, 1755. Tho following persons gave in their 
accounts, as follows, viz. : — 

These may certify that we the subscribers have not expended in 
our families or business, any spirituous liquors but only what we 



172 



HISTORY OF HANOVER. 



bought of Innholders or Retailers in this Province, in less quan- 
tities than 30 gallons, since December 26, 1754, as witness our 
hands : — 



Joshua Barstow, 
Benj. Mann, jr., 
Ebenezer Wing, 
Nathaniel Josselynn, 
Wm. Whiting, 
Uriah Lambert, 
Thomas Palmer, 
Samuel House, 
Benjamin Curtis, 
John Torrey, 
Joshua Staples, 
Isaac Lambert, 
Edmund Silvester, 
Ralph Chapman, 
John Barker, 
Othniel Pratt, 
Marlboro' Turner, 
Thomas Bardin, 
Ezekiel Palmer, 
Jeremiah Rogers, 

Hanover, Dec 



Isaac Gross, 
Thos. Bai-stow, 
Joseph House, jr., 
Thos. Silvester, 
Job Tilden, 
Lemuel Curtis, 
Samuel Harlow, 
Ebenezer Right, 
Jesse Torrey, 
Joseph Soper, 
Melatiah Dillingham, 
Edward Dillingham, 
Benjamin Mann, 
Seth Stetson, 
Seth Woodworth, 
Benj. Stetson, 
Joseph House, 
Thos. Whiting, 
Caleb Church, 
Sam. Curtis, 

26, 1755. The following persons gave in as 



]!^athaniel Robbing, 
Joseph Cornish, 
Benj. White, 
Josiah Curtis, 
Thos. Rose, 
Amos Silvester, 
Ezekiel Turner, 
Benj. Studley, 
Taylor Brooks, 
Elisha Palmer, 
Joseph Curtis, 
Jere. Stetson, 
John House, 
Mordecai Ellis, 
Isaac Hatch, 
Thos. Wilkes, 
Jacob Silvester, 
Sam. Barstow, 



follows : To David Stockbridge, Town Clerk. These may certify 
that I have not expended any spirituous liquors in my family for 
this year past, but I have had of the retailers, as witness my hand. 



Adam Prouty, 
John Bra,y, 

Dec. 26, 1755. 
the year past. 

Dec. 26, 1755. 
taller this year. 

Dec. 26, 1755. 



Silvanus Wing, Caleb Barker, 

Robt. Barker, Matt. Estes, 

I have had no rum, wine, or other spirits, in 

Abner Curtis. 
All the rum I have had, I have it of a re- 

Jeremiah Hatch. 
Inform the Farmer of Excise that I have 



not expended any spirituous liquors in my family or business, 
from the 4th Dec. 1754, to the 26 Dec. 1755. 

Elihab Studley. 
These lines are to Inform you that I have not bought nor sold 
no strong drink since this famous act hath been made, nor con- 
sumed any in my house contrary to said act. 

Caleb Rogers. 



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EXCISE LAW OF 1754-5. 173 

Dec. 27, 1755. Esq. Stockbridge, These may certify jou 
that I have bought no rum these two years only of retailers and 
inn holders. Recompence Tiffany. 

Hanover, Dec. 26, 1755. These may certify that I, the sub- 
scriber, have consumed, in my private capacity, trade and busi- 
ness, from the 26 Dec. VI b-i, forty-two gallons and three pints of 
rum, &c., except what I have purchased of taverners and retail- 
ers. Thos. Josselynn. 

Hanover, Dec. 26, 1755. These may certify that I, the sub- 
scriber, have expended only thirty gallons and one quarter of 
spirituous liquoi's, taken in the middle of Oct. last past, the rest I 
expended in my family, business, &c., I bought of tavern-keepers 
and retailers in this province in less quantities than thirty gallons, 
within one year past. As witness my hand. 

Jacob Bailey. 

Hanover, Dec. 26, 1755. These may certify that I, the sub- 
scriber, have expended in my family, business, &c., in one year 
past, one gallon and three quarts of rum only, except what I 
bought of a retailer or innholder in this province, in less quantities 
than thirty gallons. As witness my hand. 

Joseph Ramsdell. 

Jan. 6, 1756. Clement Bates gave in his account, that he had 
expended two gallons of rum only, except what he bought of tav- 
ern-keepers and retailers in this province, since Dec. 26, 1754, 
to Dec. 26, 1755. 

And at the same time, Shuble Munroe gave in his account of 
two gallons, as said Bates did." 

We presume the foregoing extracts give us the names of nearly, 
if not quite all, the legal voters, or heads of families in the town. 

From another source, — the old Justice Records of David Stock- 
bridge, Esq., we learn that all who violated the law, were prose- 
cuted and fined for the same ; and actions against Adam Rogers 
of Marshfield, Bezaleel Palmer, Stephen Otis, Jr. of Scituate, David 
Allen, of Middleboro', Jesse Thomas, of Pembroke, Ebenezer 
Mann, of Pembroke, are recorded, the fines being generally 40s. 
for eacho fience. 

About the year 1816. a society for the suppression of intemper- 



174 HISTORY OF HANOVER.- 

ancc was formed in Hanover, and at a meeting of the Association, 
held April 28, 1817, an address was delivered by the Rev. John 
Butler, pastor of the Baptist Society, which was printed, — a copy 
of which is in our possession. It is a plain and sensible document, 
its reasoning being straight-forward and cogent, and its array of 
arguments clear and convincing. 

We take from it the following extract : — 

" By the exertions of this Association, the prevailing practice 
of intemperance has been brought into jmblic view. It has been 
taken under serious consideration by many, and made a subject of 
conversation by all classes of people among us. The object of 
this society has been proposed for consideration to the selectmen 
of the adjacent towns, with Avhom it has been favorably received. 
The respectable inhabitants of the town of Scituate have felt the 
importance of the subject, and united in an association for the sup- 
pression of this public vice. The several retailers in the town of 
Hanover have been respectfully addressed upon the importance of 
observing the wise and good laws of this Commonwealth, made 
expressly for the regulation of their conduct ; and measures have 
recently been taken, which we have good reason to hope, will 
secure obedience to these laws." 

In 1830, May 3, the town voted, " that the selectmen be re- 
quested not to license any retailer or innholder, who shall, between 
this and August, permit spirituous liquors to be sold and drank 
in and about their premises, and engage not to sell after that time 
to be drank in like manner." 

For several years past, a temperance committee has been an- 
nually appointed by the town, to take cognizance of all violations 
of the laws ; and though we do not affirm that no ardent spirits 
have been brought into the place, or sold, or used by the people, 
yet no one can doubt, that there is more sobriety, more order, and 
a better state of moral feeling in the community, than existed 
twenty-five or thirty years since. 

May the blessing of God continue to rest upon this, and every 
other cause which has for its ol)jcct the moral elevation of our 
race, and the deliverance of the soul from the dominion of lust and 
destructive appetites. 



SLAVERY. 175 

SLAVERY. 

It may seem to some singular to find anything in a town history 
in Massachusetts, relative to the subject of human slavery. And 
yet, it is a well known and imdcniable fact, that, previous to the 
Revolution, slavery existed in all the colonics, not even excepting 
our own , and slaves were held in almost every family wealthy 
enough to own them. The minister, the deacon, and even quiet 
members of the Society of Friends, if we mistake not, held slaves ; 
and justices of the peace, innholders, proprietors of forges, &c., 
all sinned after the similitude of the same transgression ! 

The following items, which we have gleaned from various 
sources, may be interesting in this connection, and present as full 
a sketch of the history of slavery in this town, as we are able to 
furnish. 

In 1754 there were eight male and nine female slaves held in 
Hanover.' 

In 1764-5, the number of slaves held in Scituate was 107 I' 
The number in Hanover is not given. At the same date there 
were thirteen Indians in Scituate ;" but the number in Hanover 
is not given. 

Not only were JZac/cs, but Indians, were held as slaves ; and in- 
termarriages between the black and red race were not infrequent. 

We do not know that we can give the names of all who held 
slaves in Hanover ; we are only able to present the scattered 
notices of marriages, births and deaths, which occur on the records 
of the town and church. 

These are as follows : , 

Dick, James Bailey's negro, and Daphne, Col. Barker's negro, 
were married Dec. 25, 1741, and Boston and Margaret, slaves of 
Elijah Gushing, were married in the same year. Windsor Jonas, 
and Mercy Red, an Indian, were married March 9, 1749. 
Jack and Bilhah, Job Tilden's servants, Avere married Feb. 8, 
1751. Tradition says, that Mr. T. raised slaves for the market ! 
Newport and Kate, slaves of Nathaniel Silvester, were married 

^ Annals of the Am. Stat. Ass. Vol. 1. 
2 Ibid. Vol. 1. 
« Ibid. Vol. 1. 



176 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

May 25, 1760. Caesar, child of Deacon StockbrlJge's slave, died 
June 14, 1728. Joseph RamsdeH's negro child died April 25, 
1733. Deacon Stockbridge's negro, CufFj, died Jan. 18, 1736. 
Elijah Gushing, Esq.'s negro child died March 5, 1736. A negro 
of Mr. Dillingham, died Feb., 1738. Fred, a negro of Matthew 
Estes, died Feb. 13, 1739. Phillis, Captain Josseljnn's negro, 
died Feb. 9, 1742. Captain Cushing's negro child died July 30, 
1744. xV negro child of Uriah Lambert's, died Sept., 1746. A 
negro child of Elijah Gushing, Esq., died Feb., 1747. Jupiter, 
Mr. JohnCurtis's negro, died Dec. 1747. Briton, negro child of 
John Studley, died January 23, 1749. This child belonged to 
Edward Jenkins, of Scituate, and was given by him to Mr. S. 
soon after its birth. A negro child of Ensign John Bailey, died 
August 7, 1751. A negro child of Lieutenant Job Tilden, died 
Dec. 25, 1754, and another February 12, 1760. Dinah, negro 
servant to Mr. Amos Sylvester, died Feb, 1756. Ben, an Lidian 
slave of John Bailey, died May, 1756. Bilhah, Joshua Barstow's 
negro woman, died May 21, 1757. Jeifrey, negro of Colonel 
Turner, was drowned in the furnace pond, Aug. 29, 1765. Dick, 
slave of Rev. Samuel Baldwin, died Feb. 3, 1762. Pliebe, negro 
slave to David Jacobs, died Jan. 8, 1769, — also Jane, a negro ser- 
vant of David Jacobs, died Feb. 28,1775. Jesse Boos, negro slave 
of Rev. Samuel Baldwin, died Oct. 5,"1775. Daphne, an old ne- 
gro, probably Col. Barker's slave, died March 10, 1779. Lon- 
don, negro of the widow Turner, died Jan. 15, 1786. Dick, 
negro of Col. Bailey, and husband of Daphne, died Jan. 20, 1786, 
aged 90, Mingo, negro of Capt. Simeon Curtis, died April 7, 
1791, aged 70. He lived on Silver street, with his wife and 
child, and gave the name to Mingo's field. Susannah, negro of 
Deacon Bass, died May 2, 1791, aged 73. Bess, negro of Rev. 
John ^lellen, died Sept. 20, 1793, aged 36. Mary, negro of 
Robert Estes, died March 20, 1794, aged 76. Cuba, a negro 
woman of Deacon Brooks, died March 25, 1795, aged 84. Guffee 
Josselynn,a slave of Col. Joseph Josselynn, died in the almshouse, 
at the advanced age of 103, in 1831. He was out in the Revolu- 
tion as a soldier, as the rolls show. 

It is related of one slave, held at the Four Corners, that ho 



BURIAL GROUNDS. 177 

earnestly desired to be free, and often asked his master to give 
him his liberty, who put him off with the promise that he should 
be made free, as soon as all the water in the North river had run 
by ; and the simple-hearted creature was frequently seen looking 
wistfully at the stream, doubtless hoping daily that it would be- 
come dry ! — but alas ! for him, slavery knew no end but death. 
Heartily do we rejoice that our State no longer labors under this 
terrible curse ! — and would to God it Avere abolished in all our 
land, that in truth, as well as on parchment, all were free and 
equal, — possessing and enjo^dng their inalienable rights, — and that 
the banner of freedom might wave triumphantly over every mile 
of our territory. 

BURIAL GROUNDS. 

Of our burial grounds, the oldest in the town is that near the 
centre meeting house. In 1727, the town of vScituate made a 
grant of ten acres of land to Hanover, for a " training field and 
burial ground ;" and on the records of Hanover, under date of 
June 17, 1727, Benjamin Curtis and Samuel Barstow were chosen 
agents to attend the Surveyors in laying out the same, and in case 
they could not agree where it should be laid out, it was voted that 
the two surveyors should lay it out at their discretion. 

This land was divided into two lots, one of seven and a half 
acres, for the training field, and the other of two and a half acres, 
for the burial ground ; but we find no record which fixes the 
original bounds of either lot. The former, the training field, 
seems to have been exchanged with John Rogers, in 1730, as 
June 15th of that year, Isaac Buck was chosen agent to give 
John Rogers a deed of seven and a half acres of land in the 
town's behalf, and to take in return, a deed for three acres ; and 
at the same time it was voted to pay Isaac Buck <£ 3 for one acre 
of land. We incline to the opinion that Buck's acre was that 
on which the meeting-house was built, and that the three acre lot 
of Rogers constituted the burial ground. In 1769, we find on 
the Scituate records, the minutes of the laying out of the ten acres 
granted in 1727; — one of the pieces, containing nearly eight 
acres, being near the residence of Mr. Baldwin ; and the other, of 



178 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

two acres and a little over, is described as " lying near Captain 
John Bailey's new house, in the East of the way that leads to 
Deacon Thomas Roses's, &c." 

In 1788, David Stockbridge, Esq., " for and in consideration 
of his good will and affection to the town, presented a piece of 
land containing one acre, one quarter and twenty-five rods, to en- 
lage the present burial ground ; said lot lying westerly of the 
former lot." 

In 1792, £G were voted for the purchase of a Pall, and in 
1804, $103,55, for fencing the ground. In 1808, it was voted 
" to purchase a hearse, and build a house for the same on the 
burying ground," where it still stands. 

A gift of land for the enlargement of the burial ground, has just 
been received from John Barstow, Esq., of Providence, son of Col. 
J. B. Barstow, of Hanover, on which occasion the following votes 
were passed : 

" Whereas John Barstow, Esq., of Providence, Rhode Island,'a 
native of Hanover, in consideration of his " respect to the birth- 
place of his ancestors for six successive generations," has been 
pleased to present to the Town, as a token of his good-will and 
regard, a Deed of Two Lots of Land in Hanover, adjoining the 
present burial-place, near the centre meeting house, for the en- 
largement of said burial ground, which lots are fully described in 
the Deed and Plan forwarded, by him ; therefore Voted, that the 
Town accept said lots, wdth the Proviso attached, in reference to 
driftways, and agree to improve the same according to the intents 
of the Donor. 

" Voted, that the Deed of said lots be entered at large upon 
the records of the Town, in token of our acceptance of the same, 
and to perpetuate the remembrance of the liberality of the Grantor. 

" Voted, that the Town duly appreciate the generous motives 
which have prompted this gift ; and that the filial reverence 
therein displayed for the resting place of the Dead, meets our cor- 
dial approbation, and our hearty sympathy. 

" Voted, as a token of our respect for themeirory of the departed, 
and of our desire to co-operate with the generous Grantor, in the 
laudable object which he had in view in said gift, that the Town 



BURIAL GROUNDS AND LO^^GEVITT. 179 

will, at their earliest opportunltj, take such measures to cause 
said burial-ground to be suitably fenced, and otherwise improved, 
as may render the spot more attractive in its appearance, and 
more in accordance with the genial spirit of our holy religion. 

Voted, that the Town Clerk be requested to forward a copy of 
these proceedings to Mr. Barstow, at his earliest convenience ; and 
that the minutes of this meeting be entered on the records of the 
Town." 

We trust these votes will soon be carried into effect ; that our 
ancient burial ground, will be cleared of stones and bushes ; that 
trees and shrubbery will be set out to adorn it ; and that the whole 
will be enclosed with a good and substantial fence. 

To beautify and adorn the " place of the dead," is one step 
towards embalming their memories more effectually in the hearts 
of the living, and tends to cherish a purer regard for the spot 
where our fathers sleep in peace. 

In the extreme North-easterly part of the town, or in the 
Snap2)et neighborhood, is another burial ground, owned by pro- 
prietors, who reside in Hanover and South Scituate. This was 
established about the year 1789 ; but, like the lot in the centre of 
the town, it needs attention, as the fences are fallen, and the 
ground is bare, and destitute of shubbery. 

We present the following table of longevity, to show that a fair 
share of the citizens of Hanover have lived to a " good old age," 
and passed the bounds of three score years and ten, and even 
four score years, allotted to man as the term of his earthly pil- 
grimage. We give the date of death, and the age, so far as they 
can be learned : — 

1730. Henry Jossclynn, 90. 1788. Joseph Eamsdell, 86. 

1743. Robert Stetson, 90. 1788. Wid. Hannah Stoekbridge, 95. 

1744. Widow Turner, 86. 1789. Wid. Abigail Clark, 85. 
1748. Elnathan Palmer, 86. 1790. Capt. Joseph Sojier, 87. 
1761. Widow Joanna Wing, 100. 1794. Samuel Curtis, 86. 
1773. Widow Sarah Ramsdell, 91. 1794. Wid. Sarah Church, 91. 
1773. Dea. Joseph Stoekbridge, 100. 1795. Wid. Marv Stetson, 90. 
1775. Elijah Stetson, 89. 1796. Benjamin Sylvester, 87. 

1786. Dick, a negro, 90. 1796. David House, 87. 

1787. Joseph Jossclynn, 88. 1797. Mrs. John Curtis, 86. 

1787. Sarah Hatch, 86. 1797. AVidow ISIagoun, 90. 

1788. Ezekiel Palmer, 87. 1797. Wid. Eliab Studley, 90. 



180 



HISTORY OF HANOVER. 



1798. Wid. Hannah Ford, 88. 1823. 

1798. Michael Silvester, 85. 1825. 

1799. John Curtis, 90. 1826. 
1801. Deacon Samuel Barstow, 94. 1826. 
1801, Wid. Alice ]Mann, 88. 1828. 
1803. John Torrev, 88. 1829. 
1805. Caleb Roi^e'rs, 88. 1829. 
1805. Wid. Ruth Turner, 86. 1829. 
1807. Wid. Hannah Robbins, 86. 18.30. 
1807. Wid. Lucy Ramsdell, 89. 1830. 

1807. Joshua Simmons, 88. 1831. 

1808. RhodaRosc, 90. 1831. 

1809. Mirv Ileytbrd, 92. 1821. 

1810. Mordecai Ellis, 93. 1831. 

1811. John Chapman, 105. 1831. 
1811. Al)i<iail Ilamner, 93. 1831. 

1811. W^i(l. Mollv Silvester, 86. 1832. 

1812. Wid. ]\Iary Rogers, 89. 1834. 

1812. Ca])t. Joseph Chaddock, 88. 1839. 

1813. Lydia Wright, 94. 1842. 

1814. Peg Peters, 87. 1842. 
1814. Waitstill Turner, 92. 1842. 
1814. AVid. Hannah AVhIte, 94. 1843. 
1814. Wid. Mary Munroe, 91. 1848. 
1816, Joseph, Bates, 88. 1848. 
1816. Benjamin Mann, 89. 1849. 

1820. Isaiah Wing, 89. 1851. 

1821. Wid. John Bailev, 91. 1851. 
1823. Mary Wing, 86.' 1852. 



Wid. Beulah Estes, 88. 
Jabez Studley, 86. 
Samuel Barstow, 92. 
Wid. Mary Whiting, 95. 
Orpha Hatch, 85. 
Samuel Brooks, 87. 
Elisha Barren, 94. 
Capt. Timothy Rose, 86. 
Wid. SamuelBrooks, 89. 
Ruth Bates, 92. 
AVid. Elisha Barrell, 95. 
George Bailey, 90. 
Wid. Joshua Dwelley, 90. 
AVid. Ruth Eells, 94.' 
Cutl'ee Josselynn, 103. 
Ruth AVing. 86. 
AVid. Rosamond Studley, 92. 
Hannah AVing, 95. 
Clement Bates, 88. 
Japhet Studley. 85. 
Daniel Barstow, 97. 
Experience Curtis, 87. 
David Stock bridge, 88. 
Mrs. Benjamin Bates, 87. 
Caleb AViiiting, 87. 
ISIoUy AVhiting, 94. 
ISIrs." Sarah E. Barstow, 92. 
Shuble Munroe, 90. 
John Curtis, 90. 



CHAPTER XIII. 

HIGHWAYS — STREETS — BRIDGES — PONDS — STREAMS — AND 
LANDMARKS. 

The details of the laying out of highways are usually of but little 
interest to readers in general. They have, however, a local value, 
and are often of great assistance, in fixing the residence of some, 
of whom we could otherwise obtain but little information. We 
shall make our sketch as brief as possible, consistent with the 
omission of nothing of importance. There were some roads laid 
out before the incorporation of the town, and whilst it formed a 
part of Scituate. The " Drinkwater road," so called, was one of 
these, also the " country road," from Boston to Plymouth, that 
from the Four Corners towards Scituate harbor, and others. The 
following are from the town records : — * 

Mar. 29, 1729. A highway laid out near the road from James 
Hatch's to the saw-mill, thence to the S. E. corner of Amasa 
Turner's ten acre lot ; thence to a marked tree in James Hatch's 
range ; thence to John Cobb's corner ; thence to the corner be- 
tween John Cobb and Bachelor Wing ; and thence to Drinkwater 
road, near where the old gate stood by the widow Deborah 
Hatch's. Vol. 1, p. 375. 

Mar. 29, 1729. A private way laid out, from Ebenezer Cur- 
tis's barn, to the W. end of .Joseph House's house ; thence to Jo- 
seph Curtis's lot; thence to Benj. Curtis's lot; thence to Timothy 
White's great lot ; thence to Josiah Curtis's ten acre lot ; thence 
to the N. W. corner of Joseph BandaH's 10 acre lot ; thence 
to a tree at the corner of John Rogers's land, which the town 
bought of the said Rogers ; and thence to the road near the new 
meeting house. Vol. 1, p. 375. This was part of Curtis street. 



182 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

Mar. 29, 1729. A private way laid out, from Abington line? 
near Michael Wanton's house, where Samuel Staples lives, thence 
to the top of a dug hill ; and thence to the county road beyond 
Elijah Cushing's. Vol. 1, p. 375. 

Mar. 16, 1730. A driftway laid out, beginning at the gate 
near the widow Deborah Hatch's, as the way goes down the dug 
hill ; thence to Caleb Barker's line, between his land and that of 
Isaac Hatch ; and so on to the way to the furnace, and thence to 
the furnace mill dam. Vol. 1, p. 374. 

Mar. 10, 1730. A driftway laid out, beginning at the N. side 
of the road leading to the furnace, on the W. division of widow 
Deborah Hatch's garden to her son ; thence to Caleb Barker's 
corner ; thence to Drinkvvater dam ; and thence, being a private 
way, running to the line of the 8th Pond Lot ; thence to Otis's 
corner ; thence to House's corner ; thence to the corner of Otis's 
pond lots ; thence to the W. end of Edward Estes's dam ; thence 
to the corner of Thomas Rogers's and Charles William's lot ; and 
thence to a stake in the line between Joseph Ramsdell and Thomas 
Wilkes. Vol. 1, p. 374. 

Feb. 25, 1730. A private way laid out, from the way from 
Barstow's to the New Forge, in the range between James and 
Nathaniel Torrey's ; thence to the N. E. corner of Benjamin 
Hanmer's field ; thence to the upper end of Nathaniel Torrey's 
lot ; thence to the corner of Benjamin Stetson's lot ; and thence 
in his range and Matthew Stetson's range, to Drinkwater road. 
Vol. 1, p. 272. 

Feb. 27, 1737. A private way laid out, ft om a corner of the 
lands belonging to the heirs of Capt. Joseph Barstow, deceased, 
near Matthew Stetson's shop, to the highway, from Samuel Eell's 
shop to Capt. Joseph Josselynn's house. Vol. 1, p. 27. 

Oct. 24 1774. A highway laid out, at the request of Matthew 
and William Estes, beginning at the top of the hill above William 
Estes's shop, and turning N. to the E. side of said Estes's fence, 
to Matt. Estes's line, and thence to Caleb Barker's fence on said 
Estes's land, till it comes to Matt. Estes's orchard fence. Vol. 
1, p. 370. Now Plain street. 

Mar. 21, 1749. A way laid out, from the end of the lane 



HIGHWAYS. 183 

leading by Capt. Ezekiel Turner's house ; thence to the W. side 
of a brook in Dea. George King's land ; thence to Ridge hill ; 
thence as the said hill goes, to the most convenient place of com- 
ing off the s«,me into the way that goes from Ezekiel Turner's to 
the county road ; and thence as the cartway goes to said county 
road. Vol. 2, p. 7. 

Mar. 5, 1750. Accepted the highway ^id out from Ezekiel 
Turner's, to the way leading from Elijah Gushing, Esq.'s to 
Hatch's mill. Vol. 1, p. 57. 

June 29, 1751. A way laid out, from the way from David 
Jenkins's to Abijah Stetson's, near the S. E. corner of said Stet- 
son's cornfield, and thence by a cartway cleared out by said 

Stetson, till it comes to the way at the foot of the great lots, &c. 
Vol. 1, p. 369. 

1756. A highway laid out to Abington, through land of John 
Bray and Benjamin Studley. 

Feb. 27, 1758. A way laid out, from the Beech woods saw 
mill dam, as the way now goes, till it comes to the W. side of the 
cedar swamp, thence to John Bray's barn ; and thence to the S. 
E. of Abington way. Vol 2, p. 207. 

Feb. 27, 1764. A way laid out from the land of Marlboro' 
Turner, and the heirs of Joseph Gurtis, late of Hanover, deceased ; 
thence N. as the way now lies to Samuel Whiting's and James 
White's land ; thence to a beech tree on Joshua Jacobs's land ; 
thence to the S. end of the lane between the land of Thomas and 
William Whiting ; and thence N. as the way now lies, till it comes 
to the N. bounds of the town of Hanover. Vol. 2, p. 208. Whi- 
ting street. 

Mar. 26, 1764. A way laid out, from the S. W. corner of 
Gideon Randall's land, on the N. side of the way that leads from 
the furnace to the meeting house ; thence to Isaac Hatch's fence ; 
thence turning W. and running straight to the way that leads 
from Mordecai Ellis's to the meeting house. Vol. 2, p. 208. 

April 17, 1782. A way laid out, beginning at Scituate line, 
at the South end of the highway from Captain Thomas GoUamore's 
to Hanover meeting-house ; thence to Job Gurtis's corner ; thence 
to Oles's lot thence to the head of a wall between Benjamin 



184 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

Mann's and Thomas Hatch's ; thence to the head of a wall be- 
tween Thomas Hatch's and Job Curtis's ; thence by Lemuel 
Curtis, jr.'s house ; and thence to the highway heretofore laid out. 
Vol. 1, p. 357. Part of Curtis street. 

April 25, 1T91. A highway laid out across the land of Richard 
Estes, from the highway leading from said Estes's dwelling house 
to the old furnace, btginningat the South-west corner of his farm, 
and running North to the highway opposite the dwelling house of 
Isaac Hatch. Vol. 1, p. 368. 

Dec. 1, 1792. Main street laid out, the details corresponding 
generally to those already given, under date of March 29, 1729, 
and April 17, 1782. Vol. 1, p. 851. 

May 16, 1796. A way laid out, from the North-east corner- 
of William Stockbridge's land, by the highway near Charles 
Bailey's, and thence West to the highway near John Bailey, jr's. 
Vol. 1, p. 355. 

Aug. 9, 1798. A new road petitioned for at the North-west 
part of the town, and laid out, bemg that passing through Walnut 
and North streets. 

Oct. 20, 1800. The town voted against the road from Lemuel 
Curtis's to the meeting-house, and not to accept the road turned 
out by Joshua Dwelley near his house. 

Oct. 12, 1801. A way laid out across Birch bottom. 

1807. The road widened on the East side of the burymg 
ground. 

Nov. 1819. The highway near Eleazer Joselynn's, past David 
Studley's shop, widened and straightened. 

June 1820. A new way laid out from Zaccheus Estes's to 
Paul Perry's being part of Plain street. 

May 5, 1823. The road over the furnace dam repaired, as 
per agreement between the town, and the owners of the works. 

Nov. 1832. Alteration of the road over land of Lewis Litch- 
field and Joshua Gates, near Ellis's bridge. 

June 1834. A road laid out below Studley's mill, from, near 
the house of Gridley Studley, over his land to the mill privilege, 
and thence to land of Charles Lane, and to the highway, &c. 



HIGHWAYS. 18? 

April 7, 1835. The road past the house of George Curtia 
altered, and that portion of the old road between the termini dis- 
continued. 

May 5, 1835. A road laid out from Charles Dyer's over the 
driftway to the old forge, across land of Elisha Bass, John B. 
Barstow, and Reuben Rogers, out to the road to Pembroke. 

June 17, 1837. A road laid out from Charles Dyer's house, 
to the road near Nathan Dwelley's, on the road from Hanson to 
the Four Corners. At the same date, the road from Hiram Gard- 
ner's to Scituate line was widened. 

June 9, 1840. The road from Joseph W. and Zcbulon Clark's, 
to School-house No 2, widened and straightened. 

June 10, 1812. Road from David Mann's to Abington 
widened. 

The roads laid out since the last date, are Pine street ; that 
part of Hanover street called the Pine Island road ; and a road 
from London bridge to Benjamin Mann's. Several alterations 
have likewise been made in existing roads, and new locations of 
portions of the old roads. The sum expended on highways, for a 
few years past, has been quite large, considering the population of 
the town, and the extent of its territory ; but though the taxes 
have been high, they have been paid with commcnrlable prompti- 
tude, and usually with but little complaint. One thing we think 
can be said of the town of Hanover with truth ; — that what- 
ever differences of opinion may have temporarily arisen, and 
however warmly party feelings may have been enlisted for or 
against certain measures ; these feelings have never resulted in 
any violent outbreaks, as in some towns, nor have they produced 
alienations in families or neighborhoods, which have been lasting. 
We do not claim that our citizens are void of the common passions 
of humanity ; but a spirit of forbearance has been usually exercised, 
worthy of all praise. 

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186 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 



STREETS. 

All the streets in tlie town were named by a Committee of eight, 
one from each School district, in 1848, and are as follows : 

Back Street : from Thomas Barstow's, to tlic widow Magoun's. 
Birch Street : from John Dwelley's, to Gideon Studley's. 
Broadway ; from Teaguc's Bridge, to the Four Corners. 
Cedar Street : from Main Street, near Benj. Bailey's, to Whiting Street. 
Centre Street : from the Meeting House to Capt. Tribou's corner. 
Church Street : from the Old Academy, past the Episcopal Church. 
Circuit Street : from Edwin Rose's, past Thos. M. Bates,' to Hanover 
Street. 

Cross Street : from Abner "Wood's to Silvester's works. 
East Street: from Joseph Silvester's to Seituate line. 
Elm Street: from Col. J. B. Barstow's to Pembroke line. 
Grove Street : from Timothy Bobbins' to Main Street. 
Hanover Street : from Washington Street to Abington Line, past the 
Centre Meeting House. 

King Street : from Hanson Line, past the Forge, to Lewis Litchfield's. 
Main Street : from the Centre Meeting House, past the Baptist Church, 
to South Seituate Line. 

Mill Street : from Hiram Gardner's to South Seituate Line. 
North Street: from David INIann's to Joseph Vining's. 

Pine Street : from Washington Street to Union Street. 

Plain Street : from Ethan Perry's to John Hat(;h's. 

Pleasant Street: from Studley's Mill to J. W. Estes'. 

School Street : from David Corthell's to King Street 

Silver Street : from the Centre Meeting House to John Curtis'. 

Spring Street : from Elisha Bass' to near Studley's corner. 

Summer Street : from Circuit Street to Abington Line. 

Union Street : from Joseph Briggs, jr's. to Josiah Bonney's. 

Water Street : from Curtis's Forge, past Dyer's Works to Broadway. 

Walnut Street: from the Baptist Meeting House to Assinippi Hall. 

Washington Street : from North River Bridge to South Seituate Line, 
fcejng the old Plymouth Stage Road. 

Webster Street : from Ezekiel Turner's to Abington Line. 

Whiting Street: from J. W. Estes' to Abington Line, past Benj. Mann's. 

Winter Street : from Circuit Street, past Ozias Perkins', to Broadway. 

New Guide Boards, with substantial red cedar posts, are placed 
at the corners of all these streets, with the names, and suitable 
directions to the neighboring towns. In this respect, the town of 
Hanover has not only fulfilled its legal obligations, but has set an 



BRIDGES. 187 

example which, were it followed hj every town, would be of great 
assistance to the stranger and traveller. 

It is bad enough to journey over unknown roads with guide 
boards, but where there are none, or only defaced and illegible 
ones, it not only occasions great perplexity, but is often a serious 
detriment, in the loss of time and distance, besides causing 
additional fatigue to both man and beast. 

BRIDGES. 

The principal bridge in the town, is that over North River, 
below the Four Corners, and on the old stage road from Boston to 
Plymouth. The first bridge was erected here in 1656, by Wm. 
Barstow, of which we have already given an account. 

In 1682, the Colony Court ordered the second, or a carthridge, 
to be built over the North River at Barstow's bridge, at the 
expense of three towns ; Scituate to pay =£10, Duxbury X5, and 
Marshfield ,£5.' The pjlace where this bridge stood is still visible, 
and its old piers, built of loose stones, yet remain. 

The present bridge, with split stone abutments, was built, by 
order of the County Commissioners, in 1829, and is a substantial 
Btructure, which promises to last for many generations. 

At the Curtis forge is a small bridge, across the Indian Head 
River, which was probably built as early as 1704, the date of the 
erection of Bardin's Iron Works. Ludden's Ford, so called, is 
near here, over which Gov. Winthrop was carried upon a man's 
back, on his visit to Plymouth in 1632.* 

Above this, and in the neighborhood of Dyer's, now Perry's 
Tack Factory, there was formerly a bridge, over the Indian Head; 
but it has been gone for some years. 

Still farther up, at Silvester's, formerly Barstow's Forge, is 
another bridge, built as early as 1720, when the " new forge'' 
spoken of on the town records, was set up. 

Teague's bridge, the next above, which unites Hanover with 
Hanson, was built before 1740, at which time it was known as 
Hatch's bridge. 

» Dcane's Scituate, p. 15. « Ibid, pp. 13 aud lG-2. 



188 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

Following the stream up, wliich now lias the name of Drink- 
water river, we come to the old Furnace Dam, near Daniel 
Barstow's, where Mighill's works were erected in 1710. 

Ellis's bridge, is near Abner Magoun's, and was built as early 
as lGTi3,as an old saw mill then stood on the spot, which was burnt 
by the Indians in that year. 

On the third Herring Brook, and below the Four Corners, is 
Palmer's bridge, named on the town records in 1742, and built 
by John Palmer, of Scituate, in 1660, who covenanted with John 
Bryant and Humphrey Johnson, to build a logway and bridge, and 
cover it with gravel, from firm upland to firm upland.' A perma- 
nent bridge of stone Avas built here, by vote of the town, in 1835. 

Above this is Winslow's bridge, named on the records in 1765, 
and probably built as early as 1676, at which date the mill of 
Cornet Stetson, which was burnt by the Indians, stood near this 
spot. 

Still farther north, is the bridge covering the stream between the 
mills of T. J. Gardner (formerly the Curtis mill,) and that of John 
Clapp. This was built as early as 1690. 

At South Scituate line, is the dam connected with Jacobs' 
mills. 

There are other small bridges over our brooks, which have local 
names. 

PONDS AND STREAMS. 

There are no natural ponds of any size in Hanover. Almost 
all the mill privileges, however, have formed artificial ponds, some 
cf which are of considerable extent. The largest is at the forge 
near Daniel Barstow's, covering a portion of Drinkwater swamp. 

North River, the principal stream, received its name before 
1633, probably from the circumstance that its general course is 
from North to South.* It is very winding, — its length, from North 
River bridge to the mouth, being over eighteen miles, and the tide 
rises at the bridge from three to five feet, — there being a percep- 
tible tide some distance higher up. 

Its three chief sources are the Namatakeese, and Indian Head, 

1 Deane, p. 15. - • * Deane, p. 15. 



PONDS AND STREAMS. 189 

which flow from the Mattakeesett Ponds in Pembroke ; and the 
Drink water, which has its source chiefly in Abington, flows into 
the Pond by Bates & Ilohnes' Anchor Works, thence by a general 
southerly course, being a stream of some size, into Cobb & Cush- 
ing's Pond at Hanson, and thence easterly, forming the boundary 
line between Hanover and Hanson, past Silvester's Works, and 
Perry's Tack Factory, into Indian Head River. 

Though hardly within our scope to describe this river through- 
out its course, its month being in another town, yet the views 
which it presents are often so beautiful and picturesque, that we 
can scarce resist the temptation to give them a passing glance, at 
the risk of being accused of deviating slightly from the beaten path 
in Avhich liistorians usually tread. Suppose, then, we go down to 
the " landing" at the bridge, and step on board one of these 
^^ giindaloes,'" or flat barges, used by our farmers for transporting 
their salt hay from the marshes below. Shall ours be a moonlight 
excursion, with the workmen, starting thus early to be in season for 
the morrow ? or shall we choose rather to glide down the stream 
by daylight ? The former is certainly the time which the poet 
would choose ; the silvery beams of " night's chaste queen," then 
shimmering upon the waters, and reflecting upon their placid 
bosom the trees which border its banks, flitting like shadows by as 
we move on, without oar, without sail, impelled only by the silent 
current; — anon passing a ship yard, where, in silent grandeur, 
looms up the hulk of some half-finished bark, which will soon be 
sailing upon the mighty deep, perhaps to distant climes ; — and 
then opening upon an expanse of meadow, winding through which? 
like a thread of silver, the stream may be seen, far beyond us* 
What stillness reigns ! How quiet ! Not a sound of life is hear<i 
around us ! Who can resist the feelings of reverence which such 
a scene is calculated to inspire ! 

The trip by day, though not possessing all the enchantment of 
that by night, is still beautiful, especially if taken when the leaves 
are changing, and our forests are robed in their autumn hues ! It 
is certainly delightful, on a clear October morning, when the air 13 
just cool enough to brace the nerves, and invigorate the lungs, to 
move noiselessly down with the tide, viewing the scenery on either 



190 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

bank, -wltli the landings, and ship yards, the old " brickilns," 
" Cornet's rocks," and " gravelly beach," and noting the mean- 
derings of the stream, sometimes almost doubling upon itself, and 
the fine farms which are passed, and the broad meado-ws, with the 
hills at a distance, and the sloping plains, until we arrive at the 
•' New harbor marshes." Here, as Deane truly observes, " the 
scenery is on a sublime scale, when viewed from Colman's hill, or 
from the fourth cliff. The broad marshes are surrounded by a 
distant theatre of hills, and the river expands, and embraces many 
islands in its bosom. Here it approaches the sea, as if to burst 
through the beach, but turns almost at right angles to the East, 
and runs parallel with the sea shore, for nearly three miles before 
it finds its outlet, leaving a beach next the sea of twenty rods 
in width, composed chiefly of round and pohshed pebbles, except- 
ing only the fourth cliff, a half mile in length, which comprises 
many acres of excellent arable land.'" 

The author has looked upon this broad, marshy tract, from 
Coleman's hill, after a severe storm, and seen the whole cov- 
ered with water, like a mimic sea, with Will's Island standing out 
in the midst, like an oasis in the desert. The contrast between 
the smooth expanse here spread to view, and the turbulent waves, 
fretting the beach beyond, is exceedingly grand. 

The town owns, near the mouth of the river, a body of flats, 
formerly quite valuable, the produce of which was annually rented 
for a considerable sum ; but the depreciation in value of all fresh 
and salt meadow land within the last fifty years, renders these 
now comparatively worthless. 

Deane asserts" that salmon were formerly taken in the North 
river, and that bass were once abundant in the winter season. 
Shad and alcAvives are still taken ; and in the early history of the 
town, the alewive fishery was a subject of interest and contention, 
but has latterly ceased to attract much notice. Pembroke, Scit- 
uate, and Marshfield derive the most profit from this fishery. 

The principal brooks are the following : — 

1. The Third Herring Brook, which forms the boundary line 
between South Scituate and Hanover, rises in Valley Swamp, 

* Deane, p. 20. ^ Scituate, p. 21. 



BROOKS. 191 

towards Ilingliam, and empties into the North river. This is a 
valuable water privilep;e, which was early improved for saw and 
grist mills, and to which have since been added tack factories. 
Alewives formerly passed up this brook as far as Valley Swamp. 

2. Silver, formerly Hughs' Cross brook, rises near the central 
meeting house, and runs parallel to Silver street throughout its 
course, forming a small pond at the Curtis family mill, and emp- 
tying into the Third Herring brook. 

3. Trout brook, rises in Randall Swamp, west of "Washington 
street, and flows southerly past Church's Tannery, emptying into 
North river. 

4. Torrey's brook, rises near Rose's Tannery, on Circuit street, 
and runs in a south-westerly direction, emptying into Drinkwater 
river. 

5. Beaver dam brook, rises in the low ground east of the house 
of Zaccheus Estes, on Plain street, and runs westerly, emptying 
into Longwater brook. 

6. Stetson's brook, rises in Hell swamp, back of Church's Hill, 
and west of Washington street, crosses Union, Main, and Ceda^ 
streets, and empties into Bailey's brook. 

7. Bailey's brook, rises in the low ground east of Main streetr 
which it crosses, flowing Southerly until it receives Stetson's brook, 
and then westerly, emptying into Longwater brook. 

8. Longwater brook, rises in South Scituate, near Accord 
Pond, and flows south-easterly, crossing North street beyond 
David Mann's, at a spot where formerly stood an old grist mill, 
thence forming the pond by Brooks' lower mill, and thence flowing 
southerly, crossing Cedar, Hanover, and Circuit streets, and 
emptying into Drinkwater river. 

9. Studley mill brook, rises in Abington, and flows South- 
easterly, crossing Webster and Pleasant streets, forming near the 
latter a pond of considerable extent in the winter season, and 
emptying into Long-water brook. 

10. Iron-mine brook, rises in the low ground near Broadway, 
and flows south-westerly, emptying into Drinkwater river. 

There are other small streams in the town, dry in the summer 
season. Those that we have named are permanent, and some of 
them copious. 



192 HISTORY OF HANOVER. 

LANDMARKS. 

The locations of many of the ancient landmarks are given, in 
diiTercat parts of oar Avork, and those we do not deem it necessary 
to repeat. The following have not been alluded to. 

Bank Land — In tlic woods, near Oren Josselynn's. Said to have been 
so called, because paid for in Jninh bills. 

Beech Woods — West of King Street, towards Abington. A famous place 
for early whortleberries. 

Brisco's Plain — Near Gideon Studlcy's. 
Candlewood Plain — Near the Centre Meeting House. 
Chapman's Landing — On Wampum's Swamp, near Rose's Tannery. 
There is another place of the same name on North River, where hay is 
landed. 

Cuffs Field — At the corner of Grove Street. 

Gushing Lot Dam By Brooks' upper mill. 

Dug Hill— On Silver Street. 

ILayden Hill— On land of Col. J. B. Barstow. 1 

Halifax Road — From Brook's upper mill towards Abington. 

King Stone Hill — North of Richmond Winslow's. 

Little Cedar Swamp — Near Indian Head River. 

London Bridge — On North Street. 

Mingo Field — On Silver Street. 

Oles' Lot — Between AVashington and ]\Iain Streets. 
Park — On Broadway, near David Ilersey's. 
Peg's Swamp — Back of Charles Winslow's. 

Pond Lots — Near the Widow Joshua Dwelley's. 

Project Dale — Near Charles Dyer's. 

Purr Cat Lane — Now Spring Street. 

Ridge Hill — From INIain to Grove Street. 

Strawberry Hill — West of Spooner Ellis's. 

Shuble's Ridge — Crosses Centre Street, near E. Thayer's. 

Share Lots — From the old higlnvay on Walnut Hill, towards Abington. 

Tumble-down Hill — Near John Hatch, jr's. 

Turkey Plain — Near Indian Head River. 

Wolf Trap, or Wolf Rock.— On land of Col. J. B. Barstow. 

Walnut Hill. — South of Walnut, and West of Washington Street. 

Woodward Hill — Between the Four Corners, and the Centre Meeting 
House. 



FAMILY GENEALOGIES. 



PART IL 



FAMILY GENEALOGIES. 

In the following pages, we have endeavored to give notices of 
all the families at present settled in the town, so far as records 
could be obtained, with extended sketches of several of those 
early settled on its territory, and now widely scattered abroad, 
throughout the country. We do not claim that these notices are 
perfect or complete. Every one who has had any experience in 
such matters, knows the difficulty, and even the impossibility, of 
attaining to absolute perfection. The author expects some errors 
will be discovered, but he trusts none of great consequence. No 
pains have been spared to obtain reliable information ; authentic 
records have been consulted wherever they could be found ; and 
traditions have never been given as authority, without first endea- 
voring to verify them from different sources. 

The author ventures to hope that a little indulgence will be ex- 
tended to him, when the variety and multiplicity of details and 
dates here presented are considered. It may be that some of 
these sketches are not so extensive as the families themselves 
might desire. But all that has been learned of these families is 
published ; and want o^ materials^ not oi inclination, is the reason 
why more has not been said. The author has endeavored to do as 
equal justice as possible to all whose names are presented. He 

j has published as cheerfully minutes of one family as of another. 

1 And according to the interest the parties themselves have taken, 
and the fulness of the information they have furnished, will the 

f sketches be found. 



196 FAMILY GENEALOGIES. 

The brief memoirs of individuals scattered throughout this 
part, are such as have been obtained from letters, and the re- 
collections of those who knew the persons alluded to ; and it is 
believed they will be found to be courteous and respectful, at 
least. The names of all who have ever lived in the town are 
not entered. Some were but transient residents. Others, 
who had descendants for two or three generations, finally removed, 
and are settled in diiferont places. To have recorded all of these, 
would have enlarged the size of the volume, but probably not its 
interest. Enough, however, is given here to satisfy reasonable 
minds. Liberal criticism will never be deprecated. A candid 
judgment is all that is asked. 

Trusting that this part of the work will prove acceptable to 
those for whom it was prepared, and not lacking in value as a fam- 
ily memorial, and a contribution to the general fund of genealogi- 
cal knowledge, it is sent forth, in the belief, that though not free 
from errors, it contains much that is correct, and perhaps as few 
inaccuracies as most books of the kind. 



PLAN OF THIS PART. 



The plan adopted in the following pages, is simple, and will 
be easily understood bj all familiar -with genealogical tables. 
But for the information of such as have not this acquaintance, we 
deem it necessary to remark, that the figures which p-ecede the 
names of individuals, denote their place in the series, and the 
figures which folloiv, point back to the place in the series where 
the paternal ancestor is to be found. For instance, in the first 
family, the Bailey's, we read, " 21. Benjamin, s. Charles 14." 
The figure 21, 'denotes that this is the twenty-first family described ; 
and the figure 14 refers back to the fourteenth family, in examin- 
ing which we find that Benjamin was born Feb. 24, 1797. By 
observing this rule, it will be easy to trace any family back to the 
first ancestor. 



ABBREVIATIONS. 



The following table explains tlic 

used in this part. 

ab. about. 

Abn. Abinfjton. 

Adm. Administration. 

ae. aged. ^ 

acc't. account. 

acs. acres. 

Am. Tr. Ass. American Tract Associa- 
tion. 

A. M. Master of Arts. 
Acad. Academy. 
Asst. Assistant. 

b. born, 
bap. Ijaptiscd. 
betw. between. 
Brigd'r. Bridgewater. 
bro. brother. 

B. U. Brown University. 
Bos n. Boston. 

Camb. Cambridge. 

ch. children. 

Ch. Cluirch. 

Chasn. Ciiarlestown. 

Co. Company. 

Ct. Connecticut. 

Col. Colony or Colonel. 

Cong. Congregational. 

Cont. Estab. Continental Establish 

ment. 
Cant'y. Canterbury. 
Capt. Captain. 
Clk. Clerk. 
Const'n. Constitution. 
Cal. California. 
d. died. 

das. daughters, 
decsd. deceased, 
descts. descendants. 
Dux. Duxbury. 
3)ca. Deacon, 
denom. denomination. 
ca. each. 
Eng. English. 
Est. Estate. 
fa. father, 
frcem. freeman, 
grad. graduated. 
gr. s. grandson, 
gr. gr. s. great grandson, 
gent, gentleman. 
H. Hanover. 
H. C. Harvard College, 
llni. Ilingliam. 
lln. Hanson. 

Ham. Coll. Hamilton CoUego. 
hush, husband. 
Inv'y. Inventory 
Ills. Illinois, 
inf. infant. 



meaning of most of the abbreviatiorw 

Ky. Kentucky. 

Letts. Letters. 

m. married. 

Me. Maine. 

Mfd. Marsh field. 

mos. months. 

mfr. manufacture. 

Matt't. Mattapoisctt. 

mo. mother. 

Md. Maryland. 

Meth. Methodist. 

Misso. Missouri. 

M.D. riiysician. 

Miss. Mississippi, 

Mass. Massachusetts. 

memb. member. 

N. H. New Hampshire. 

N. Bed. New Bedford. 

ord. ordained. 

oft', othce. 

p. page. 

Bass. Passenger. 

Past. Pastor. 

Pcmb. Pembroke. 

Plym'h. Plymouth, 

prob. ))robably. 

Prob. Rec. Probate Eecords. 

Prov. Cong. Provincial Congress. 

Piiilad. Piiiladelphia. 

Pa. Pennsylvania. 

Ports'h. Portsmouth. 

pub. published. 

Prov. Providence. 

Rec. Records. 

rccom. recommended. 

Rev'n. Revolution. 

Rox'y. Iloxbury. 

R. I. Rhode Island. 

Regt. Regiment. 

Roch'r. Rochester. 

Rep. Re])resentative. 

rec'd. received. 

s. son. 

Scit. Scituate. 

Sen. Senior. 

Sett. Settled. 

Scot'd. Scotland. 

Sab'h. Sabbath. 

Supt. Superintendent, 

Stud. Studied. 

Thcol. Tlieology. 

unm. unmarried. 

Va. Virginia. 

w. wife. 

Wat'n. Watertown. 

Wcy'h. Weymouth. 

wid. widow. 

wks. weeks. 




Bailey Family. 

Arms : Az.,nme estoiles, three, three, 
■^ two, and one, ar. 

Crest : A mornmg Star, ppr. 



^A/ft /^i^^'^^ See No. 6. 




^. Ac^^..?- 



t^'u^^-y*^ 



See No. 11 



^uy/ia/Jal/e. 



See No. 12. 



rt^^I^-^W/ /k/UJ^^ See No. 13. 




See No. 20. 



FAMILY GENEALOGIES. 



BAILEY, an ancient, and common English name, represented 
in this country by the descendants of several persons, who came 
oarly to N. Eng. and left posterity. Thomas was of Bos'n., 1643, 
and with his w. Ruth, was prob. of Wey'h., 1661, and was prob. 
fa. of John, of Scit. 

1. John, according to Deane, came from "Wey'h. to Scit. in 1670, 
and was tenant to Capt. Jno. Williams, at Farm Neck. lie m. 
1. Sarah White, Jan. 25, 1672, and 2. Ruth Clothier, Dec. 9, 

1699, and d. 1718, leaving a will, (Deane.) ch. : 1. John, Nov. 

5, 1673. 2. Sarah, Oct. 1675. 3. Mary, Dec. 1677, m. Jas. 
Perry, Jan. 1, 1701. 4. Joseph, Oct. 1679, m. and left descts. 
in Scit. 5. Benjamin, Ap. 1682. Moved to Marlboro', Mass., 
ab. 1712, m. and left descts. 6. William, Feb, 1685, m. Judith 
Booth, Jan. 1714, and left descts. in Scit. 7. Hannah, Jan. 
1687-8, m. Jas. Briggs, Dec. 24, 1716. 8. Samuel, Aug. 
1690. Supposed by Deane to have moved after his father's 
decease. Was there another da. Elizabeth ? who m. Wm. Barrell^ 
July 2, 1706. 

2. John, s. John 1, m. Abigail, da. Dea. Saml. Clapp, Feb. 19, 

1700, and d. in H. in June, 1752, and his wid. Mar. 2, 1753. 
He was Selectman from 1735-37, and a man of influence in the 
town. ch. : 1. Jane, June 30, 1700. 2. John, May 23, 1703. 
3. Jacob, Dec. 13, 1706. 4. Capt. Israel, May 13, 1708, m. 
Kcziah Perry, Nov. 12, 1730, and left descts. inBrigd'r. and Scit. 

6. Timothy, March 20, 1709. 6. Abigail, Feb. 4, 1712-3, m. 



200 BAILEY. 

John Bates, May 21,1733. 7. Sarah, 1714, m. Thos. Jenkins, 
Mar. 4, 1731. 8. Deborah, 1717, m. Jere. Rogers, 1738. 
9. Hannah, 1719. 10. Rachel, 1710. m. Jas. Rogers, 1741. 
11. Naomi, 1722. m. Bcnj. Curtis 1741. 

3. John, s. John 2, m. EUzabeth Cowen, Ap. 11, 1723, and 
lived on what is now Main st., nearly oppo. the present residence of 
Lsbbeus Stockbridge. His w. d. Ap. 12, and he Sept. 28, 1778. 
He was Selectman in 1744, and a man of business talents, and 
considerable enterprise, ch. : 1. Elizabeth, Aug. 15, 1727, m. 
Dr. Jere. Hall, Dec. 22, 1748, first of II., who sett, in Pemb. ab. 
1764, was a distinguished physician, and a member of the Prov. 
Cong, in 1775. 2. John, Oct. 30, 1730. 3. Joan or Janey 
Jan. 20, 1732, m. Thos. Hubbard, or Eohart, of Abn., July 5, 
1750. 4. Seth, July 5, 1730. 

4. Jacob, s. John 2, m. 1. Ruth Palmer, June 10, 1728, and 2. 
a Hatch, and had 1. Jacob, Jan. 20, 1720. Moved to Mc., m. a 
Tinldiam ? and had ch. 2. Ruth, Jan. 10, 1731 ,m. Geo. Ster- 
ling, of Eng'd, May 13, 1788, who d. Dec. 24, 1701, and sho 
June 12, 1804. His grave-stone, a curiosity in its way, stands in 
the old burial ground, near the Centre Meeting-house. 3. Charles, 
Ap. 26, 1734. 4. Stephen, Feb. 27, 1737. 5. Hannah, June 
20, 1730, m. Saml. House of Pemb. G. George, Aug. 2, 1741. 

5. Timothy, s. John 2, m. 1. Sarah Buck, May 27, 1731, who 
d. Oct. 0, 1740, and 2. Hannah Curtis, June 7, 1742, and with 
his w., was recom. to the Church in N. Yarmouth, Mc., whither 
he moved, ch. : 1. Olive, May, 1735, d. May 26,1736. 2. 
Tim'y., Jnne, 1737, d. young. 3. Sarah, Mar. 13, 1739. (By 
2d.) 4. Delight, June 12, 1745. 5. OUve, bap. May 15, 1748. 
6. Tim'y., bap. Oct. 13, 1751. 

6. John, s. John 3, m. Ruth Randall, Oct. 18, 1750, and d. 
Oct. 27, 1810, and his wid. June 3, 1820, ae. 00. He was Lt. 
Col. of the Regt. of Col. John Thomas, of Kgsn., which marched 
to Rox'y. in Ap. 1775, and when Col. T. was commis. as a genl. 
off. in May, IMr. B. had charge of the Regt., and the next year 
was chief Col. of a Regt. in the Cent. Estab., and held that rank 
during the war, having the reputation of a brave and attentive 
officer. Towards the close of his life, he kept a Tavern, on Curtis 



BAILEY. 201 

St., near where Abisha Soule resides. He was Selectman from 
1768-71. cli.: 1. John, May 6, 1751. 2. Luther, Sept. 14 
1752. 3. Ruth, Nov. 8, 1754, m. Wm. Stockbriclge, Oct. 9 
1774. 4. Lucinda, Feb. 20, 1757, m. Jas. Liucohi, of Taunton 
June 29, 1774. 5. Calvm, 17G0 ? G. Lcbbeus, moved to N 
Yar'h., Mo., m. a Myrick, and left ch., of Avhom the Rev. Rufns W 
is m Ya. 7. Sage, m. Dr. Gad Hitchcock, of Pemb., July 9 
1778. 8. Betsey, m. 1. Rev. Eben'r. Dawes, June 25, 1789 
who grad. II. C. 1785, was ord. at Scit. 1787, and d. Sep. 29 
1791; 2. Jno. Lucas, Esq., of Brookline, Mass.; and 3. the 
venerable Dr. Williams, ofDeerfield, Ct., where shed. She is 
spoken of as a " lady of pleasing personal accomplishments." 

7. Seth, s. John 3, ra. 1. Lj'dia Barstow, Feb. 11, 17G2, who 
d. Sep. 17, 1767; and 2. Alice Neal, July 28, 1768, and d. Oct, 
12,1796, and his wid. was recom. to the Church in Froeport, 
Me., 1 800, and moved there with her family. Mr. B. Hved 
first on Curtis st., in his father's house, and then on Union st. 
where John Dwelley now resides, and there d. He was Select- 
man in 1781-82. ch. : 1. Seth, bap. Dec. 12, d. Dec. 14, 1762. 
2. Marg't., bap. Ap. 8, 1764. 3. Seth, bap. Dec. 8, 1765. 
(By 2d.) 4. Alice, bap. May 27, 1770, and d. the same year. 
6. Alice, bap. Nov. 18, 1770, d. Mar. 1, 1796. 6. Lydia. 
1772 ? d. Jan. 13. 1794, ae. 22. 7. Joseph, bap. Sept. 5, d. 
Oct. 9, 1773. 8. Joseph, bap. Oct. 2, 1774. 9. Rebecca, bap. 
Mar. 10, 1776, d. July 15, 1778. 10. Abigail, bap. June 1, 
1776, d. July 11, 1778. 11. James ; 12. Israel ; 13. Rebecca ; 
14. Abigail ; and 15. Lucy; — all bap. Oct. 24, 1790. Lucy and 
Israel are now in H.f A">-'~"€it'- 

8. Charles, s. Jacob 4, m. Betsey Palmer, ab. 1768, and d. in 
Boston, Oct. 27, 1810, being killed by the fall of a chimney, as he 
was passing through the street. Lived on Curtis st., near Benj. 
Bailey's, ch. : 1. Charles, 1769 ? 2. Ezekiel, m. Hannah, da. 
Stephen Bailey, and wid. of Ezek'l. T. Hatch, and moved to the 
West, leaving a da. Sarah, in H., who m. Capt. Thos. B. Donnell, 
Jan. 13, 1850. 3. Rebecca, m. Isa. Wing, July 4, 1802, and 
moved to Ohio. 4. Sally, m. EUph't. Smart, of Me., Sept. 20, 
1795. 5. Betsey, m. a Gilbert? of Me. 6. Polly, m. a 

U 



202 BAILEY. 

Whiting? of Me. 7. Martha, m. Saml. Gilbert, of Me., Mar. 6 
1785. 

9. Stephen, s. Jacob 4, m. Abigail Turner, and d. in II. Aug. 
10, 180G. He -svas Selectman from 1790-93, and lived on 
King St. ch. : 1. Abigail, m. Reuben Curtis, Nov. 28, 1801' 
2. Hannah, m. 1. Ezek'l. T. Hatch, May 8, 1788, and 2. Ezk'l- 
Bailey, Mar. 28, 1802, and d. at the West. 3. Ruth, d. Dec. 3' 
1795, ae 20. 4. Deborah, m. Robt. Barker, Feb. 4, 1798. 5. 
Stephen, 1780. 

10. George, s. Jacob 4, m. Rebecca Ellis, and lived on King 
St. His w. d. May 30, 1820, and he Nov. 12, 1831. He was 
Selectman in 1787-88. ch. : 1. Geo. W., Nov. 22, 1777. 2. 
David, Nov. 1779. 3. Lucy, 1781? m. Robt. ^-ilvester, Nov. 
8, 1796. 4. Gad, July 29, 1784. 

11. John, s. John 6, m. 1. Ruth Ellis; 2. Mary Hill, who d. 
Oct. 29, 1792 ; and 3. Tabitha Obey, of R. I. ; and d. Jan. 23, 
1823, andhiswid. Dec. 30, 1827, ae. 77. Mr. B. was a natural 
mechanic, a man of great ingenuity, and a successful inventor. 
He was a clockmaker by trade, and a manufacturer of com- 
passes. Many of his clocks still exist in the town, and are 
creditable specimens of his skill. He was an upright and 
zealous member of the Society of Friends, and a minister 
among them, travelling into different States to speak as the 
spirit moved. He was an honest man ; of great simplicity 
of character ; a worthy citizen ; and eminently a peace maker. 
He resided, the latter part of his life, near the Four Corners, in 
the house occupied by Wm. Dawes, and built by Robert Silvester, 
ch. : 1. Joseph, went off, and d. unm. 2. Mary, m. Danl. Newell, 
of Lynn, and is d. 3. John, Mar. 13, 1787. 4. Ruth, m. 
Horatio Gushing, Esq., May 10, 1811. He died, and she moved, 
with her ch., to Hartford, Ct. (By 2d.) 5. Amy, m. 1. Ed- 
ward, s. Col. J. B. Barstow, Sept. 2, 1821, and 2. Wm. Dawes, and 
lives in II. 

12. Luther, s. John 6, m. Silvester Little, Oct. 21, 1784, who 
d. June 27, 1788, ae. 35, and an inf. da. Aug. 15, ae. 7 weeks- 
An older ch., Sylvia, d. May 17, 1792, ae. 6. Mr. B. d. in H' 
May 12, 1820, ae. 68. He served, with liis fa., in the Rev. as 



BAILEY. 203 

Adjt., was aft. made Capt., and finally Major. He was a man of 
good education, ranked high as an officer, and was generally 
esteemed as a citizen. 

13. Calvin, s. John 6, m. Sarah, da. Col. John Jacobs, of Scit., 
and d. in Bath, Me., in 1835, and his wid. in H. jN'ov. 24, 1846, 
ae. 82. He was a clockmaker by trade, and an ingenious work- 
man, like his brother John. He was also upright in his dealings 
with others, and a man of integrity and honesty, ch. : 1. Lucinda, 
July 11, 1794, m. Stephen Curtis, of Scit. June 16, 1816, and d. 
in 1818. 2. Calvin B., May 17, 1796. 3. Capt. Edwin, May 7 
1798, m. Ann T. Ingraham, of Port'd., Me., in May, 1825, had 1 
ch., wh. d. in 1828, and he in Aug. 1828. 4. Luther, and 5. Mar- 
tin, Aug. 29, d. Sep. and Nov., 179S. 6. Capt. Henry, Aug. 
2, 1801, m. Sarah Gardner, of Hm., Jan. 16, 1832, and lives in 
Quincy. 7. Eliza, July 5, 1803. 8. Sarah, Aug. 20, 1805, m. 
Lemuel Dwelley, jr., of H., and lives on Union st. 

14. Chas., s. Chas. 8, m. Chloe Mann, Oct. 28, 1792, and fived 
on Main st., in his father's house, where he d. June 11, 1820, and 
his wid. Feb. 2, 1844, ae. 73. He, and his bro. Ezk'l., were own- 
ers, for a time, of the fulling, saw, and grist mills, on King st 
ch. : 1. Chas., May 25, 1793. Moved to Indiana, and m. there* 
2. Chloe, Feb. 23, 1795, m. Paul Perry, Sept. 23, 1813. 3. 
Benj., Feb. 24, 1797. 4. Betsey, Feb. 6, 1799, m. Josh. Dwelley, 
Nov. 30, 1823. 5. Barker, Jan. 22, 1801. 6. Luther, Dec. 23, 
1803, d. Aug. 27, 1804. 7. Martin, May 4, 1807, d. Mar. 20, 
1844. 8. Mary, May 24, 1809, m. Ensign Crocker, Dec. 24, 
1828, and is d. 9. Marcia, m. Albert Holbrook, Nov. 3, 1830. 

15. Stephen, s. Stephen 9, m. Ruth Hatch, June 9, 1803, lives 
on King st., and is a Farmer, ch. : 1. Ruth, Jan 8, 1804, m. 
Julius House, Jan. 13, 1825. 2. Lucy, Dec. 17, 1805. 3. 
Stephen, Mar. 8, 1810, m. Sylvia W. Bates, May 6, 1834, lives on 
King St., is a shoemaker, and has Edwin, Ap. 4, 1835 ; Laura 
A, March 20, 1838; Stephen W.,J)Q(i. lUO ; Qi\d^ Albert W., 
Dec. 22, 1844. 4. Amos IL, Mar. 6, 1815, not m. 

16. Geo. W., s. Geo. 10, m. Asenath Curtis, Jan. 1, 1801, lives 
on King st., and is a Farmer, ch. : 1. George, Sep. 13, 1802- 
2. Asenath, Dec. 2, 1804, m. Thos. Stetson, of Hn., Dec. 10, 1827, 



204 BAILEY. 

and d. July 21, 1849. 3. Kczia, Jan. 15, 1807, m. Josh. 
Dwelley, Jan. 16, 1827. 4. Melzar C, m. Charlotte C. AVater- 
man, Aug. 1, 1833, and d. Sept. 29, 1843, havhig had 3Iehar C, 
Aug. 17, 1839, and Saml W., Dec. 31, 1841, d. Nov. 5, 
1843. 5. Priscilla, May 18, 1813, m. Joseph Wilder, and lives 
■with her fa. 6. Lucinda, May 19, 1816, m. Hiram Gardner, of 
H. 7. Sally E., June 3, 1819, d. Feb. 7, 1851. 

17. Dr. David, s. Geo. 10, m. Joanna Curtis, Nov. 7, 1801, 
Settled as a Physician in Scit., and there d. Jan. 13, 1836, ae. 56, 
and his^wid. Ap. 4, 1846, ac. 61. Mr. B. was successful in his 
practice, and esteemed as a citizen, ch. : 1. David, Nov. 16, 1802, 
m. Debo., da. Amos Dunbar, Ap. 24, 1833, lives in So. Scit., is a 
shoemaker, and had 1 ch. wh. d. young. 2. Joanna, Dec. 13, 
1804, d. July 14, 1813. 3. Rebecca, Nov. 27, 1807, m. Hiram 
Gardner, June 5, 1831, and is d. 4. Elizabeth, June 12, 1810, m. 
Alfred Loring, of Hm., Nov. 15, 1827, no ch. 5. Joanna, June 1, 
1813, ni. Albert Loring of Hm., Mar. 19, 1837, and has ch. 6 
Luther, Feb. 1;^, 1816, not m. 7. Lucy, Sept. 11, 1818, m. 
Edward Stowell, Jan. 29, 1848, and has Lucy U., and Helen 31. 
8. Jeremiah, Aug. 12, 1822, a Carpenter, of Wey'h.,m. Elizabeth 
G. Dunbar, and has JMen C, Ap. 1846; CJias. K, Nov. 1847, 
d. ae. 2 mos ; and Geo. A., Oct. 1850. 

18. Gad, s. Geo. 10, m. Thankful Loring, of Hm., and lives on 
Kingst. ch. : 1. Maria, Aug. 20, 1810, m. Nahum Stetson, of Hn., 
Mar. 3, 1831. 2. Sarah A., Jan. 21, 1813, m. Ira Josselynu, of 
H. 3. Lydia L., Nov. 11, 1814, m. Jno. S. Fogg, of S. Wey'h. 
Oct. 28, 1838. 4. Gad J., Ap. 13, 1817, m. Lydia B. Clark, 
June 1841, lives on King st., is a shoemaker, and had Helen U., 
Oct. 30, 1844, d. Nov. 1849. 5. Eliza J., Mar. 24, 1819, m. 
John "Waterman, of Carver, Nov. 2G, 1846. 

19. John, s. John 11, m. Ann, da. of John Taber, of Port'd. Me., 
29 d. 11 mo. 1810, is a clockmaker by trade, and resides in Lynn, 
Mass. ch : 1. Catherine, 9 d. 11 mo. 1811, d. 3 d. 8 mo. 1817. 
2. Miriam H., 5 d. 12 mo. 1813, ra. Wm. GiflFord, jr., of Falmouth, 
in 1834, and resides in Peoria, Ills. 3. John T., 17 d. 12 mo. 
1815, sailed fr. N. Bed. in 1831, in the ship iMentor, Capt. 
Barnard, on a whaling voyage, was wrecked in the Straits of Ti- 



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BAILEY. 205 

nioiT, and lie, with 9 others, ^vKo took to a boat to escape, were 
dashed upon the rocks, and all perished within 50 yds. of the ship. 
4. Ann M.,24 d. 12 mo. 1817. 5. Joseph, 23 d. 12 mo. 1819, 
m. Ahbj, da. Jas. Ingraham, of N. Bed., in 1844, had a da. Ca- 
roline A.^ and sailed fr. N. B., in 1850, as Master of the Ship 
Champion, and d. in 1852, in Hong Kong, China. G. Wm., 27 d. 

8 mo. 1821, d. 22 d. 10 mo. 1822. 7. Wm., 2 d. 8 mo. 1823, m. 
Frances Kelley, in 1846, and has Geo. II. F., 1850. The fa. 
sailed fr. N. Yk. in 1852, in the ship Red Rover, for Cala. and 
thence to Canton, &c. 8. Mary N., 9 d. 7 mo. 1825, m. Chas. 
C. Folger, in 1845, and has 2 sons, Chas., and John B. 9. Ca- 
therine, 10 d. 8 mo. 1828. 10. Elizabeth, 15 d. 8 mo. 1830, d. 9d. 

9 mo. 1830. 11. Geo. H., 18 d. 6 mo. 1832, d. 27 d. 1 mo. 1834. 
12. George, 21 d. 11 mo. 1833, d. 31 d. 8 mo. 1834. 

20. Calvin B., s. Calvin 13, moved to Bath, Me., in 1815, m. 
Jane B. Donnell, May 21, 1820, and yet lives in B., being a man 
of successful business enterprise, and a somewhat extensive ship- 
owner, ch. : 1. Sarah J., Feb. 1821, m. George Davis, in 1841. 
2. Col. Samuel D., July 1825. 3. Lucinda, May 1829. 

21. Benja., s. Chas. 14, m. Rachel Dwelley, Ap. 4, 1822, lives 
on Main st., and is a farmer, ch. : 1. Benj. W., Feb. 11, 1823, m. 
Ruth Thomas, in Jan. 1850, lives on Main st., in the house built 
by hi.iself in 1849, and has Ada J/., Jan. 15, 1851. 2. Joshua 
D., Aug. 20, 1824. 3. John Q.,m. Lydia A. Curtis, and has Win. 
U., Oct. 1850, and a son b. 1852, and his w. d. in 1852. 4. Ra- 
chel J. D., d. May 15, 1839. 5. Maria E,, May 20, 1833. 6- 
Rachel, d. Sep. 24, 1848. 

22. Barker, s. Chas. 14, m. AHce Ayres, Feb. 20, 1825, lives 
in Chas'n., Mass, is a shipwright by trade, and has 1. Ahce B., 
b. June 29, 1826, m. Jno. Viall, June 4, 1846, Leather dealer, 
Bos'n., and has Jolm B., May 10, 1849. 2. Charles, b. Mar. 29, 
1828, unm. 3. Ellen J., Dec. 24, 1838. 4. Andrew J., July 
18, 1840. 

23. George, s. Geo. W. 16, m. Olive Bates, June 20, 1824, and 
d. Mar. 29, 1835. His wid. survives, and lives on King st- 
ch : 1, Geo. C, Oct. 25, 1824, m. Julia A. Thomas, lives in Hn., 



206 



BALDWIN — BARKER. 



and had 1 ch., wli. d. 2. Olive W., Aug. 24, 1826. 3. Calvin 
S., July 27, 1828, m. Lucy F. Stetson, June 1852. and lives in 
Hn., shoemaker. 4. Elbridge, Aug. 28, 1829. 5. Reuben C, 
June 24, 1831. 6. Horatio N., July 17, 1833, d. Jan. 1834. 
7. Horatio N., July 23, 1834. 




THE BALDWIN HOUSE. 



BALDWIN, Rev. Saml., 2d Pastor of the 1st Church in H., 
(s. David, of Sud'y., gr. s. of Henry, and gr. gr. s. of Henry, of 
Devonshire, Eng'd.,, who sett, at Woburn, in 1650,) grad. H. C. 
1752, m. Hannah, da. Judge John Cashing, Jan. 4, 1759, and d. 
Dec. 1, 1784, and his wid. May 8, 1790. ch. : 1. Abigail, Nov. 
13, 1759, d. Dec. 22, 1831. 2. Saml., Ap. 19, 1761, d. May 7, 
1762. 3. Saml., Feb. 18, 1763, d. in N. Y., x. ab. 20. 4- 
Hannah, July 13, 1765, d. Nov. 2, 1789. 5. Mary, Nov. 25, 1768, 
m. Robert Salmond, Nov. 1, 1787, and d. Aug. 12, 1847. 6. 
Bethia C, May 19, 1771, m. Thos. Young, of E. Bridg'r., Jan. 5, 
1792, and had 7 ch. 7. Wm., bap. Mar. 20, 1774, d. unm. in 
Bridg'r., ae. ab. 70, a hatter by trade. 8. Lucy, Oct. 3, 1776, 
m. Barzillai Allen, of E. Bridg'r., and had 5 ch. 9. Fanny, June 
8, 1780, living unm. with Mr. Saml. Salmond. 

BARKER, Caleb, a Quaker, s. Lt. Robt., of Dux., was in H. in 
1727, and lived on Plain st., near Zaccheus Estes'. He was 
Selectman in 1735. His son, Robert, m. Hannah Turner, and had 



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Robert, whose descts. arc in Pemb., and Gideon and Joshua, who 

were furnacemen, and whose descts. are in N. Y. The das. m. 

and sett, in Pemb. 

Note. Two bros., Robert andJohn, were of Dux., ab. 1632, and were the 
ancestors of most of this name in Plymouth Co. John s. John, was of Scit., 
and was the ancestor of most of the Barkers in that town. 

2. Joshua, s. Bcnj., of Hn., and gr. s. of Joshua, of Scit., m. Debo. 
Sturtevant, and Uves on King st. His w. is dead. Mr. B. is the 
enterprising conductor of the Iron Foundry on King st., known as 
Barker's Foundry, and is a man of energy, and industry, ch. : 1. 
Deborah, May 22, 1834, d. Mar. 2, 1842. Sarah J., June 24, 
1836. 3. Joshua, Dec. 6, 1837. 4. Eveline, Nov. 8, 1840. 5. 
Jas. M., May 25, 1843. 6. Alfred, Dec. 20, 1847. 7. Mary, July 
15, d. Sept. 14, 1849. 




BESIDEXCE OF CAPT. SETII BARKER. 

3. Capt. Seth, s. Josiah, of Pemb., m. Harriet S., da. of Isaac 
Mead, of Chas'n., Mass., in 1840, and lives near N. River bridge 
in the Judge Whitman house. Has one da., Alice, b. June 19 
1848. Mr. B. was a shipmaster for many years, sailing from Bos- 
ton to the Sandwich Islands, and to the N. W. Coast, in the Fur 
Trade. In 1838, he left the Seas, and in 1848, sett, in II. Ilia 
fa. was for many years a Naval Constructor, at Chas'n., in the em- 
ploy of the U. S. We give a view of Capt. B.'s residence above. 



208 



BARREL — BARRY — BARSTOW. 



BARREL, Elisha, b. 1735, s. Wm., gr.s.Wm.,and gr.gr. s. of Wm., 
who d.in Bo3'n.,1639, (Deane.) m. Marj, da. Jno.Collamore,and d. 
in H., Mar. 21, 1829, ae. 94, and his wid. Jan. 8, 1831, ae. 95. He 
was a soldier in the Fr. war, and built the house now occupied by 
his son Elisha. eh.: 1. Mary, Sep. 21, 1774, m. Levi Burr, of 
Urn., who is d., and she is living in XL, on Walnut st. 2. Elisha, 
Mar. 7, L777. 3. Sarah, Feb. 4, 1779, m. Calvin D. Wilder, Jan. 
15, 1815, and d. in 1845. 

2. Elisha, s. EUsha, Lt. in the war of 1812, and Capt. of the H. 
Artil. Co., in 1819, m. Lydia Clapp, of Scit.,Junc 11, 180G, who d. 
Oct. 17, 1849, ae. 71. He yet survives, ch. : 1. Harriet, June 28, 
1808, m. Israel H. Gardner, of H. 2. John, Oct. 19, 1811, d. 
Dec. 1817. 3. Lydia S., Dec. 13, 1818, m. Capt. Bcnj. N. Curtis, 
Dec. 25, 1836, and d. Mar. 24, 1840. 

-^ BARRY, John S., s. Wm. and Esther, of Boston, b. iNIarch 26, 
1819, m. Louisa, da. Lott and Kezia Young, of Rox'y., Ap. 8, 
1840, and sett, in H. in 1841. ch. : 1. Caroline L., Ap. 12, 1841. 
2. Eliza B., June 6, 1843. 3. Henrietta M., Jan. 1, 1848. 




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BARSTOW. This family is of English origin, and from the 
West Riding of Yorkshire, where the name still occurs. Accord- 
ing to Whittaker's Ed. of Thoresby's Hist, of Leeds, " Edmond 
Barstow, Esq., J. P., for the North Riding of Yorkshire, was in 



BARSTOW. 209 

1816, possessed of Hingerskil, formerly the seat of the Hoptons, 
being the second husband of Ellinor Ilopton, of the ancient and 
eminent family of Ilopton of Hopton, by "whom he had Edward, 
Thomas, Mary, Eleanor, and Henrietta. He was the son of Ed- 
ward, the son of Thos. Barstow, of N.Allerton, whose da. Elizabeth, 
m. Darcy Conyers, Esq. ; and his bro. Walter, was fa. of Mr. Jere- 
miah BarstoAY, of Leeds, who, by Alice, da. of Mr. John Douglass, 
of Anstrop Hall, had issue Jere., Esq., Mayor of Leeds, 1706, Mi- 
chael of Wakefield, and Wm. of Leeds. The oldest son, by Elizabeth, 
da. of Mr. Wm. Brook, of Killingbrook, had issue Jere., d. unm., 
Wm., and Hannah.'- ^ We find in London, at the present date, 
James, and Thos. I. Barsto^v, Esqr's., barristers, in the Temple, 
who were of Yorkshire. The fa. of the latter is also a law^^er, in 
Yorkshire. We have likewise heard of the Rev. Francis Barstow, 
of Scalesboro' Park, who d. ab. 1830 ; of Mr. Barstow, of Green 
Gate House, near Leeds ; and of Mr. Barstow, of Headingly, near 
Leeds, — a man of property.'* 

Four brothers of this name came early to N. Eng., and settled at 
Cambridge, Watertown, and Dedham. These were George, 
Michael, John, and William. Of but two, George and WilUam, 
have we been able to learn when and how they came. We find 
that, on the 20th Sept. 1635, WilUam Barstow, ae. 23, and Geo., 
ae. 21, embarked for N. Eng., in the Truelove, John Gibbs, Master. 
The place from which they came is not given, but they were pro- 
bably of Yorkshire. 

The following are the principal minutes which we have obtained 
of the history of these brothers. 

1. George, one of the brothers, according to the Mids'x. Pi'ob. 
Rec, m. Susan, da. Thos. Marrit ; had land granted him in Ded- 
ham, in 1642 ;" was a member of the An. and Hon. Art. Co., in 
1644 ;'* a householder in Scit. in 1652, and a member of the 
second Church f and d. in Camb. 18d. 6m., 1652, his will being 
on file, and his estate being appraised at X85 14s. 6d.* His wid. 

^ The above is varied slightly from the original, to embrace more facts in 
less compass. 

- Letter of iNfr. Henry Barstow, and communication from Rev. R. Breare. 
^ AVorthington's Hist. Uedham. ^ Hist. An. & Hon. Art. Co. 
^ Scit. Town and Church Recs. ^Prob. Rec. Mid. 



210 BARSTOW. 

Susan, d. at Camb. in 1654, and in the Invt. of her Est., allusion 
is made to a " steere and cow at Dedham, and two young hcffers 
at Scituate,''^ and Thos. Marrit is called her father, and was ap- 
pointed guardian to her two ch.^ This Invt. is signed by John 
Bridge and 3Iichael Barstow. The names of the ch. were, 1., 
Margaret, bap. in Scit., Feb. 24, 1649-50, and 2., George, bap. 
in Scit, June 12, 1652, his father being then decs'd. These ch. 
are alluded to in the will of Michael, of Watn., in 1674, and to 
each he left a legacy. Of their history we know nothing with 
certainty. We think it highly probable, however, that the Bars- 
tows of Reliohotli, descended from the son George. There we 
find that Saml., s. George and Mary^ was b. May 1, 1705, and m. 
Mary Mason, Mar. 29, 1733 ; and this Geo., seems to have had a 
son Geo., b. at a previous date, prob. as early as 1690, before the 
fa. sett, in R. Geo., senr., d. Ap. 6, 1726, but his age is not given. 
Geo., jr., m. Martha Mason, Sep. 29, 1715, and d. May 11, 1733. 
His ch. were, 1. Martha, b. Ap. 16, 1716 ; 2. Jno., b. June 14, 1718, 
m. Susanna Carpenter, Mar. 15, 1743, and is prob. the one al- 
luded to in letter of Eben'r. B., of Scot'd. Ct., who, he says, was 
" killed in the famous battle at the heights of Abraham, in Que- 
bec, Canada, ( 1759, ) leaving 3 ch., one of whom was Wm. ( of 
Prov., m. Bethiah Bourn ? June 10., 1773,) whose s. John? 
now resides in Killingly, Ct., and Ids son John is in Scot'd., Ct., 
and was previously of Prov., R.I."; 3. Hannah, Ap. 2, 1721, d. 
young ; 4. Geo., Mar. 19, 1724, m. Abigail Mason ? Mar. 14, 
1753 ; 5. Hannah, Feb. 7, 1726-7. 

Note. — Another John, called John the 3(1., m. Judith Carpenter, Feb. 18, 
1756 ? and had, 1. Lucy, Mar. 20, 1757 Vd. young. 2. Danl., July 25, 
1759. 3. Abel, Oct. 20, 17G0. 4. lluldah, Jan. 2li, 1762. 5. Lucy, Jan. 
26 V 1 762, 6. John, Mar. 6, 1 765. " Joseph Munroe, of Rehoboth, m. Sarah 
Barstow, June 9, 1782." 

2. ^ , brother of George, was made free- 

/Wi ^» /^^JflM^^ man of Mass. Mar. 3, 1635-6, and 

■ — possessed in Wat., as per liec, " 1. — 

a homestead of 14 acs. 2. — 2 acs. of meadow at beere brook. 3. — 2 

acs. of meadow in Plain Meadow. 4. — 7 acs. of Plowland, being 

the 10th lot in the further plain. 5. — 7 acs. of meadow, being the 

10th lot in the remote meadow. 6. — 12 acs. of upland beyond the 

iTrob. Rec, vol. 1, p. 73. 



BARSTOW. 211 

further plain, being the 29th lot. 7. — a Farm of 129 acs. of up- 
land, in the 5th division, and 8, — 50 acs. of land, being a great 
dividend in the 4th div. and 9 th lot." He was a man of note in 
the hist, of the town, his name often occurring on its records, and 
he being Selectman in 1652, Rep. in 1653, and often on the Jury 
of trials.' From the disposition made of his property, we in- 
fer that he left no family. He was prob. m., and his w. Grace, d. 
July 20, 1671, — 3 years before his own decease. No ch. are 
named. His will is dated June 23, 1674, and in it, he gives 
legacies to Rev. Jno. Sherman, of Wat. ; to the Church of Christ 
in Wat. ; and to Dea. Thos. Hastings, and Dea. Henry Bright, 
whom he names as his executors. The bulk of his property was 
disposed of as follows : — " To Hannah Barstow, alias Prince^ one 
great bible, and the debt due to me in my booke, which her first 
husband, Wm. BarstDw was indebted, &c. ; to Elizabeth, w. of AYm. 
Randall, of Scit., X5 ; the same to Susan, w. of Wm. Perry, of 
Mfd. ; to Michael, son of John Barstotv, deceased, a lot of upland, 
&c. in Wat. ; and to John and Jeremiah, ch. of the aforesaid John 
Barstoiu, dees' d.^ to ea. X15. The rest of the est, after paying 
debts, &c. to be divided into 10 shares, 2 of wh. parts or shares 
were given to the ch. of his bro. Geo. B. decs'd., and 8 to the ch. of 
his bro. Wm. decs'd." His est. was appraised at X273 18s. 3d. ' 
3. John, although not expressly called so, was, we have no doubt, 
bro. of George and Michael, and resided in Camb., where he died m 
1657, the Inv. of his Est. being entered the 20 d. 12 mo. 1657,' and 
consisting chiefly of farming utensils. In this Inv., mention is made 
of a widow, who appeared before the governor, Feb. 25, 1657-8 
and testified to that being a true Inv. of the Est. of her husb. &c 
As no ivill exists, we find no ch. named ; but if he be the one 
alluded to in the will of Michael, above, he had 3 sons, 3Ilehaely 
John, and Jeremiah; — and \^ iXih Mieliaelhe the one who testified 
in the case of a complaint vs. Susanna Woodward et. al. 1671, 3, 6,* 
where he is called Micliael, jr., and said to be ae. ab. 17, he was 
b. ab. 1654. We find that John, the father, instituted a suit vs- 

1 Middlesex Court Files, passim. ^ ]vij(j_ Prob. Rec. 4. IGS. 

8 Mid. Prob. Rec. 1, 143. * Mid. Court Kec., An. 1G71. 



212 BARS TOW. 

Ann Hibbins, Relict and Exec, of Wra.IIlbbins, desc'd., in 1656,3, 
29,' which was but about a year ])efore his decease. The name of 
hi? wid. we have not learned. Michael^ the son, ra. Rebecca 
Thaire or Thaner, Jan. 12, 1676, and d. Dec. 2, 161»8, leaving 
an only da. Hannah.* He owned " a homestall containing 6 acres 
of upland and meadow, with a mantiou house, . and barn, orchards* 
and cyder mill, &c." 

The history of the other sons, — John and Jeremiah, — is involved 
in a little obscurity. There was a Jolin Barstow in Scit. in 1678) 
who is called by Deanc a son of Wm.^ formerly of Dedham, and 
who, he says, was j^Toh. b. in Dedliam. There was also a Jeremiah 
in Scit., who was " killed by the Indians in 1676," and whose wid« 
Lydia m. Richard Standlake, 1677. This Jeremiah is also called 
by Deano a son of Wm. of Dedham. Rut as there is no actual 
record of the birth of such sor^s to Tr»?., we think there is room to 
doubt the correctness of Deane's suggestion. It is ee7'tain that John 
of Camb., had sons Jno. and Jero., but not certain that Wm. had 
such. We think it most probable, therefore, that John and Jeremiah 
settled in Scituate, and were sons of John, who d. at Camb., and 
not of Wm. of Dedham. 
Of their history, and descendants, we shall speak hereafter. 
4. William, the fourth bro., was in Dedham in 1636, and signed 
the Pet'n. for the incorp'n. of that town under the name of Content- 
ment.' The 16 d. 12 mo. 1642, grants of " uphand ground fit for 
improvement with the plough," were made to him, and to his bro, 
George. He was a freem. in Scit. 1649, and the first settler, of 
whom we have record, on the present territory of II. He was 
prob. m. to his w. Anne, after he came to N. Eng., but we have 
found no record of this marriage, and cannot, therefore, give her 
maiden name in full. Mr. B. was a noted man in his day, as 
will be seen from what we have already said of him. He was also 
an extensive landholder, a man of high respectability, and a 
Avorthy and enterprising citizen. Ho d. in Scit. in 1668, ae. 56, 
leaving no will, and his wid. Anne, admin, on his Est.* In the will 

1 ]\Iid. Court Ilcc. an. 1656. 

2 ilid. Prob. Rec. Vol. 9, pp. 225-7. 
2 Worthington's Hist. Ded. 

4 Col. llec, 3, 5G. 



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BARSTOW. 213 

of MicTiael, his bro., mention is made of " 8 ch. of his bro. Wm." 

We have succeeded in learning the names and dates of birth of 

but 5 of these. There seem to have been but 2 sons ; the rest 

were probably daughters. Their names were, 1. Joseph, b. in 

Dedham, 6 d. 4 mo., 1639. 2. Patience, b. in Dedham, 3 d. 10 

mo., 1643, m. Moses Simmons, of Scit., 1662. 3. Deborah b. in 

Scit. in Aug. 1650. 4. Wm. b. in Scit., in Sep. 1652. 5. Martha 

b. in Scit., 1655, m. Sam'l., eldest son of Sam'l. Prince, 1674, who 

d. bef. 1686. (N. E. Gen. Reg. 1851 p. 379.) 

Note. — It would appear, from the will of ]\IIthacl, of \Yatn., that the tt. 
of Mr. B. m. a Prince. 

5. John, s. John 3, is prob. the one who was a householder in 
Scit. in 1678. According to Deane, " a consid. tract of land was 
laid out to him W. of the So. Meeting-house common, extending to 
Jordan Lane. His house was 50 rods south of the present road, 
and was afterwards the house of John Ruggles," &c. He m. 
Lydia Hatch, Jan. 16, 1678, da. of Wm. Hatch, who moved to 
Swansey, and had 1. Job, Mar. 8, 1679. 2. Jeremiah, Aug. 28, 
1682. "^3. John, Feb. 15, 1684, bap. an adult, July 18, 1708, and y( 
prub. d. unm. 4. Jerusha, Nov. 21, d. Dec. 18, 1687. 5. Susanna, 

May 5, 1689. 6. Abigail, Mar. 8, 1692. 7. Lydia, Mar. 26, 
1696. 

6. Jeremiah, s. John 8, is prob. the one who was killed by the 
Indians, with Capt. Michael Pierce, of Scit., atRehoboth, in 1676' 

He m. Lydia , and she, after his decease, m. Richard 

Standlake, in 1677. The ch. of Mr. B. were, 1. John, and 2. 
Jeremiah, and of these the wid. Lydia was appointed guardian, 
" to demand and recover a legacy given unto each of them by 
their [/7xat uncle, Michael Barstow, late of Watn. decsd., as by his 
win." ' Lett's, of Adm. were granted to John^ ! ro. of " Jeremiah, 
deceased, so he keep a faire accompt thereof, and be reddy to 
shew it before said Court, when by them required." ^ According 
to Deane, Jeremiah, the youngest of these sons, was a captive, for 
a time, amongst the Indians.^ We have no knowledge of the sub- 
sequent history of this family. 

1 Col. Rcc, C, 15. ' Ibid. 8 ii;,t. Scit., 218. 



214 BARSTOW. 

7. Joseph, s. Wm. 4, m. Susanna Lincoln of Hm., May 16, 16GG, 
(Hm. Rec.) and d. Ap. 17, 1712, and his wid. Jan. 31, 1730, 
being very aged. For some acc't of his life, see p. 18. That he 
•was an extensive landholder, is evident from the large grants made 
to him by the Col. Court, which embraced many hundred acres,' 
now lying chiefly in Abington. These grants were in the vicinity 
of the grants made to Cornet Stetson, Avith whom Mr. B. seems to 
have been on terms of intimate friendship, and whose will he 
witnessed, ch. : 1. Susanna, June 3,1667, m. Isaac Randall, Nov. 
19, 1684. X2. Joseph, Jan. 22, 1675. 3. Benjamin, Mar. 1, 
1679, prob. d. young, as he is not named in his father's will. 4. 
Deborah, Dec. 26, 1681, m. John Bryant, jr., Jan. 1, 1707. 5. 
Samuel, Jan 1, 1683. 

Q^iAM^iyrri /(pC^^^^X^^^^ and is called a limhand- 
man? He occupied his father's house, and probably, also, 
to some extent, followed the business of ship-building. He was 
owner of a saw-mill, and of other property, which he bequeathed to 
2 sons and 5 das., and his will bears date 1711. ch. : 1. Rebecca, 
Mar. 12, 1676. 2. Martha, 1678, m. John McFarland ? Dec. 25, 
1705. 3. Anna, Jnne 26, 1681, m. Saml. Curtis, Sep. 11, 1707. 
4. Wm., Nov. 23, 1684. 5. Mary, Feb. 21, 1687, m. Saml. 
Harlow, Plym'h., Jan. 3, 1715-6. 6. Benj., July 22, 1690. 7. 
Susanna, Nov. 8, 1693, m. Benj. Taylor, Nov. 19, 1724. 
Note. — A son ofWrn. bap. Nov. 7, 1G80, prob. d. young. 
9. Job, s. John 5, sett, in Norwich, Ct., and m. Rebecca, da. 
Joseph and Mary Bushnell, (formerly a Saffingwell,) Mar. 2, 
1707-8, she being 19 yrs. of age. He d. Sept. 14, 1767, ae. 
84, and his wid.. May 7, 1782, ae, 94, ( as per records from Ct. ) 
The fa. is spoken of as a man of strong intellect, sound judgment, 
unbending integrity, gentlemanly deportment, and manners pecu- 
liarly bland and conciliatory. His advice and counsel were often 
sought, and he was eminently a peace-maker, and a healer of 

1 Ilobart's Abington, pp. 18 and 19. 2 Prob. Rec, Plym. 



BARSTOW. 215 

divisions among his neighbors and friends. The mother was also 
intelligent and pious. Ch. : 1. Rebecca, Dec. 18, 1708, d. Oct. 
1709. 2. Jerusha, Sept. 1, 1710, m. John Gager, of Frank'n., 
Ct., had 6 sons and 2 da's., and d. July 7, 1775. 3. Jonathan, 
Dec. 26, 1712. 4. Ljdia, May 27, 1715, m. 1, an Edgerton, ? 
and 2, Bradford Peck, and d. May 7, 1767. 5. Mary, Dec. 16, 
1717, m. Alpheus Wickwire, had 2 da's, and 1 son, and d. Sep 
25, 1799. 6. Ebenezer, June 16, 1720. A baker by trade, 
lived in Norwich, and d. unm., Sep. 30, 1755. 7. Yetonce, 
July 17, 1722, m. Esther Wood, had 2 das., and d. Dec. 28, 
1799. 8. John, Dec. 31, 1721. 9. Abigail, Feb. 17, 1727, m. 
1, Danl. Kingsbury, and had 3 das., and 1 son ; and 2, David 
Bottom, and had 1 son, and d. ae. 83. 

10. Jeremiah, s. John 5, was prob. of Marlboro', Mass., and 
with his w. Elizabeth, ? were members of the Church in 1704. He 
m. Sarah Howe, perhaps a 2d w., " ye 6 d. 10 mo., 1711," and had 
ch. bap. in M., 1. Jeremiah, and 2. Elizabeth bap. 26 d. 8 mo., 1712. 
The former prob. d. 3. Dorothy, 25 d. 2 mo., 1714. 4. John, 
18 d. 1 mo., 1716. 5. Abigail, 10 d. —mo., 1718. 6. Wm., 
21 d. —mo., 1719. 7. Sarah, 3 d. 7 mo., 1721. 8. Lydia, 19 d. 
7 mo., 1725. 9. Jeremiah, 9 d. 5 mo., 1727. See Church Rec. 
Marlb. This is all the information I can obtain of the family. 

11. Joseph, s. Joseph 7, called Capt. Joseph, on the H. 

Rec, m. Mary and d., in H., July 25, 1728. The 

Inv. of his Est. speaks of i of a sloop ; his farm of 70 acs. ; 
the farm of 40 acs. on which Wm. Stetson lived, in Scit. ; 
the farm of the wid. Amy Dwelly, of Scit., 24 acs. ; 328 acs. 
called the Court Grant, between land of Dea. Stockbridge 
and Saml. Barstow ; 32 acs. of cedar swamp, partly in said grant ; 
70 acs. joining the N. side of Elij. Cushing's farm ; 45 acs. on 
the S. of sd. C's. farm ; 6 acs. fresh meadow ; ^ of the new forge ; 
5 ^ acs. by Gershom Stetson's ; 6 acs. adjoining Chas. Stock- 
bridge's; 1^ acs. on the N. side of the road to Benj. Perry's; ^of 
a saw-mill ; 184 acs. of land in Pemb., adjoining the new Forge ; 
14 acs. in Pemb., near the Major'sPurchase ; J grist mill at new 
Forge ; i ac. by N. River bridge ; and a negro woman named 



216 BARSTOW. 

Rose. The whole was appraised at .£6,026, — a krge sum for 
those days. (Prob. Rec. Pljm. 5, 846-8.) Mr. B. hved on 
Broadway, built the Barstow Forge, and it is said, built the house 
now known as the Salmond House. Ilis wid. m. Thos. Bryant, of 
Scit., May 14, 1735. Ch. : 1. Elizab., Aug. 23,1699, m. 1, Isaac 
Barker, of Newport, R. I., Jan. 25, 1719, and 2, Elijah Gushing, 

Esq., 1724. ( See her father's will. ) 2. Joseph, Sep. 6, 

1701, d. Ap. 4, 1703. 3. Joseph, Jan. 10, 1704. 4. Joshua, 
Sep. 8, 1706, d. young. 5. Mary, Feb. 21, 1709, d. young. 
6. James, Ap. 20, 1711, d. Jan. 16, 1733, leaving a will. ( Prob. 
Rec. Plym. ) 7. Mary, May 20, 1717. 8. Joshua, Sep. 8, 
1720. 9. Abigail, bap. May 9, 17237^^^ Tn.VV "■•'.• .-. 

NoTK, — An inf. da. bap. Oct. 12, 1719, prob, d. soon after. 

12. Samuel, s. Joseph 7, m. Lydia Randall, Mar. 17, 1708, d. 
Oct. 23, 1730, ae. 47, and his wid. m. Thos. Tracy, of Pemb. 
May 28, 1733, and moved to P. with her ch. Mr. B. prob. lived 
near the centre meeting-house, in which vicinity, and in the wes- 
terly part of the town, he was the owner of a large body of land, 
and other property. His est. was appraised at X 3,700, 'an d was 
divided into 9 shares, 2 of wh. were left to his son Sam]., 1 to 
Debo., 1 to Lydia, 1 to Job, 1 to Michael, 1 to Ehzab., and 1 to 
Priscilla. Lett, of Adm. were granted to Lydia, relict, &c., 1731, 
and in 1741, she is called Lydia Traeij., Adm'x. on E.5t. Saml. B. 
&c , and rendered her final acc't. Mr. B. was Selectman, in 1729. 
ch. : L Samuel, Feb. 7, 1709. 2. Deborah, bap. Oct. 5, 1712, 
m. Sam'l. Hatch ? Dec. 25, 1732. 3. Lydia, Ap. 1, 1717, m. 
Ichabod Brewster,*^ of Dux., June 3, 1735, and settled in Leba- 
non, Ct. 4. Job, bap. Ap. 3, 1720. 5. Michael, Jan. 9, 1723. 
6. Joseph, bap. June 13, 1725. 7. EHzab., May 8, 1727, prob. 
m. Job Young, June 6, 1762. 8. Priscina, Oct. 5, 1729. 

13. William, s. Wm. 8, m. Sarah Randall, Dec. 20, 1709, and 
d. previous to 1734, in wh. year his Est. was sett. His wid. Sarah, 
is named, and Han'h., w. Wm. Ford, and a da. Sarah, and an only 

1 Prob. Rec. Plym. 5, 814-16. 

2 Winsor's Dux. lie says Icliabod B. m. Lydia Brewster, of Pemb. It 
should be Barstow. 



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son Wm. The wkl. d. May 13, 1738. ? ch. : 1. Hannah, Aug. 

10, 1710, m. Wm. Ford, of Mfd., Oct. 30, 1728, (N. E. Gen. 
Rec, 1752.) 2. Sarah, Oct. 2, 1712, m. Ezekiel Lad, of H- 
( See old deeds, &c. ) 3. Wm., Ap. 10, 1715. 

^^'Bry^/(^ ^'m ^c^ivM^ Benjamin, s. Wm. 8, 
^ JO m. 1, Mercy Randall, 

Dec. 20, 1709, ( Scit. Rec.,) who d. in H., Dec. 17, 1728 ;— 2. Sa- 
rah Barden, or Burden, ? of Mid'o., May 15, 1729-30, who d. ab. 
1738 ;— and 3. Wid. Ruth Winslow, Nov. 22, 1738. Mr. B. oc- 
cupied his father's house, being that of his gr. fa. Wm., and seems 
to have followed their trade, being a shipwright, and having his 
yard near the N. River Bridge. (See the chap, on Ship- 
building.) Tradition says that he had 21 ch. in all. From a dili- 
gent search of the Town and Church Records, of Scit., Pemb., and 
Hanover, I find the following 19. The other 2 prob. d. young. 
1. Benjamin, Oct. 9, 1710, prob. d. 1715. 2. Martha, Jan. 20, 
1712, prob. d. young. 3. Martha, bap. Aug. 14, 1715, m. Eliab 
Turner, May 12, 1731. 4. Benjamin, bap. Sep. 2, 1716. 5. Nath'l. 
bap. Aug. 11, 1717. 6. Caleb, bap. Mar. 20, 1719, prob. d. young. 
7. Mercy, bap. Aug. 19, 1722, m. Joshua Thomas, 1747, (Pemb. 
Rec. ) 8. Margaret, bap. June 27, 1725. 9. Rebecca, bap. 
June 11, 1727. 10. A da., bap. July 10, 1728, being sick ; prob. d. 

11. Gideon, Feb. 14, 1728-9, prob. d. young. (By 2d.) 12. Geo., 
bap. Jan. 10, 1731. 13. Thomas, Feb. 27, 1732. 14. James, 
Feb. 22, 1734. 15. Jacob, Feb. 15, 1736. 16. Gideon, Jan., 
1738. ( By 3d. ) 17. Caleb, 18. Sarah, May 5, 1741, m. Sil- 
vanus Cook, of Kgs'n, Mar. 22, 1764. 19. Content, m. — Bar- 
low, of Rochester. 

15. Jonathan, s. Job 9, m. Abigail Hyde, and d. Nov. 28, 
1747, ae. 35. ch. : 1. Abigail, m. Ebenezer Hartshorn, of Frank- 
lin, Ct., and had 9 ch. 2. Betsey, m. Phinehas Peck, and had 
several children. 3. Jonathan, m. Mary Pettes, lived in Tolland, 
Ct., and had Mary, Jonathan, Nancy, Alvin, and Royal. 

16. John, s. Job 9, m. <foiF«9bft or Elizabeth ? Newcomb, of 
Franklin, Ct., ab. 1746, and sett, in Cant'y., Ct., ab. 1750, where 
he d. Feb. 9, 1796, ae. 71, and his remains, Avith those of his w., 

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218 BARSTOW. 

lie " in the old grave yard in Westminister parish." — " They 
were loved and respected in their lives, and mourned, not only 
by a large family, but by the community among whom they 
hved." ch. : 1. Alpheus, 1748. 2. Samuel, Jan. 1749. 3. 
John, Oct. 2, 1751, d. young. 4. John, Dec. 21,1752. 5. Heze- 
kiah, Feb. 28, 1755. 6. Ebenezer, Sep. 7, 175G. 7." Anne, 
July 31,1759, d. ae. 14. 8. Job, Mar. 5, 17G0. 9. Rebecca 
E., June 11, 1763, m. 1, Nath'l Annable, and 2, Col. Pierce. 
10. Wm. A., Feb. 21, 1765. 11. Jerusha, Mar. 2, 1767, m. Na- 
than Palmer, Esq., of Wilkesbarre, Pa., a lawyer, and a memb. of 
the Senate of Pa., for 4 yrs. &c. Their ch. were : 1. Sterne, of 
Mt. Holly, Pa., Chief Cl'k. Farmer's Bank, m. Mary, da. Jno. 
Palmer, of Monmouth Co., N. J., and has a son, Theodore, in Cala. 
2. Strange iV., Ed. of the Potrsville Emporium, and fomerly 
Judge of the C. C. P., m. Jane Moffat, and his da. m. Rev. 
Abel C. Thomas, of Philad. ; a da., m. a Potts, of Pottsville ; and 
his son Hohert, is Dist. Att'y, &c. 3. Volney Barstow, the dis- 
tinguished and enterprising Advertising Agent, whose offices 
are in Boston, N. York, and Philad., — m. Ehza B., da. Joseph 
Boyd, of Philad., and has 31. Julia, Mia V. B., 3Iari/ i?., and 
C. Lillie. 4. Join, of Rye, N. Y., farmer, m. Harriet Barker, 
and has 3 ch. 5. Eliza, not m. 6. George. 

17. Joshua, s. Joseph 11, m. Elizab. Foster, of Scit., Ap. 21, 
1741, and, according to an inscrip'n. in the II. grave yard, " was 
drowned at the Eastward, Oct. 3, 1763, ae. 44." It has been 
said that he owned, for a time, the Gad Bailey place, on King-st. 
He was proprietor of the Forge built by his father in 1720, ( see 
p. 20 ? ) which he improved until his decease, and probably occu- 
pied his father's house, ch. : 1. Josej^h, Nov. 13, 1742, d. May 
2, 1759. 2. Mary, June 6, 1743, m. a Curtis, ? resided at Harps- 
well Neck, Me., and had a large family, mostly sons. 3. James, 
Oct. 8, 1744. 4. Barshaway, Feb. 20, 1745, m. a Merrill. ? 
5. Abigail, Sep. 26, 1747, d. Oct. 24, 1749. 6. Joshua, Juno 
26, ( T. Rec, ) or July 7, ( Fam. Rec, ) 1749. 7. Calvin, Oct. 
7, 1750, was m., and d. in Preston, Ct., in 1826, leaving a son, 
Jedediah, of Jewett City, Ct., who was m., and d. in E. Hampton, 
Ct., in 1846 ; and a son, Joshua, of Preston, b. Feb., 1776, who 
m., and had 6 ch., — 4 are living, viz : a son in Mich'n, a son in N. 




BARSTOW. 219 

York., a da. m., in Preston, and the youngest son, mth. his fa 

8. Ezekiel, June 7, (T. Rec.,) or July 7., (Fam. Rec.,) 1752. 

9. Abigail, Sep. 29, (T.Rec.,) or Dec. 7, (Fam. Rec.,) 1753, 
m. an Ainsworth, of Portland, Me. 10. ( Timothy ? ) Hatherly, 
Feb. 22, 1755, sett, in Port'd., Me. 11. Foster, Ap. 2, 1757. 
12. Elizabeth, Feb. 5, 1760. 13. Joseph, ? sett, in N. Yar- 
mouth, Me., was first a blacksmith, and afterwards a saddler. 

Samuel, s. Sam'l. 
*^ ^>/„./^ 12, is called Dea. 

' <^-^</ f&^-UJ^ Sam'l. on the H. 
Rec, and was for 
many years Dea. 
of First Ch. He m. Margaret., da. Dea. Joseph Stockbridge, ? Nov. 
26, 1731, who d. Ap. 12, 1788, ae. 80, and he d. Nov. 19, 1801, 
ae. 93. He was Selectman in 1745 and 6. ch. : 1. Lusannah, 
Oct. 9, 1732, m. John Ruggles, jr., Scit., Mar. 11, 1755. 2. Sam- 
uel, July 28, 1734. 3. Lydia, Mar. 14, 1736, m. Seth Bailey, 
Feb. 11, 1762. 4. Marg't, Feb. 20, 1738, d. June 1, 1739. 
5. Charles, May 3, 1740. 6. Seth, June 15, 1742. 7. Daniel, 
July 1, 1744. 8. Marg't, June 1, 1746, d. Jan. 24, 1757. 
9. Grace, May 27, 1748, m. Elisha Foster, jr., Scit., Oct. 
19, 1769. 

19, Joseph, s. Sam'l 12, with his sister Lydia, moved to Leba- 
non, Ct., ab. 1735, and m. wid. Mary Webster, formerly a Bliss, 
May 6, 1752, who d. Mar. 4, 1770. ch. : 1. Job, Mar. 17, 1753. 
2. Michael, May 24, 1754. 3. Joseph, Nov. 16, 1755. 4. Molly, 
Jan. 12, 1757. 5. Lydia, Dec. 15, 1758, m. Jesse Loomis, of 
Lebanon, Ct., and sett, in Bennington, Vt, where she is yet living, 
ae. 94 ! 6. Samuel, Ap. 8, 1760. 7. Elizab. or Betsey, Jan 31, 
1762, m. Chas. Wright, of Columbia, Ct., " was left a wid. many 
years ago, and now resides in Canton, Bradford Co., Pa., with hor 
ch., retains to a rAnarkable degree her faculties of body and mind, 
and is able to walk from house to house with a quick step, while 
her tongue is loosed on the great subject of religion." 8. Mehi- 
tabel, Dec. 14, 1764. 9. Cliarles, Ap. 15, 1766. 10. Ellas, 
Sep. 5, 1768. ^ 

20. George, s. Benj. 14, m. Asenath Taylor, Jan. 10, 1750-1. 



220 BARSTOW. 

It is said that lie lived, for a time, where Col. J. B. Barstow re- 
sides, and finally moved to Me., where he d. His ch. bap. in IL, 
were 1. Isaac, Sep. 20, 1761, and 2. Asenath, Aug. 5, 1764. 

21. Thomas, s. Benj. 14, m. Sarah, da. John Studley, and 
lived in Scit., his farm lying near Palmer's bridge, by the third 
Herring brook, and his house being the same as that now occupied 
by his grandson, Elijah. He was a ship-builder by trade, as were 
hig ancestors before him, and occupied the yard whose site is 
marked by the two venerable white oaks. He d. Mar. 27, 1797, 
ae. 65, 'and his wid. Feb. 2, 1805, ae. 74. A man of capable 
business habits, and of excellent moral character. Ch. : 1. Sarah, 
b. 1754, bap. Mar. 16, 1755, m. Sam'l Woodward, moved to Me., 
and has desc'ts. there. 2. Thos., b. 1756, bap. May 22, 1757. 
3. Rebecca, b. 1759, bap. Sep. 13, 1761, m. Nath'l Church, of 
Scit., and moved to Me., where she d. in 1812. 4. Nath'l. b. 
1761, bap. Jane 13, 1764. 5. John Burden, b. 1764, bap. 
June 17, 1764. Jane D., b. 1766, bap. Aug. 31., m. Sam'l Don- 
nell, of H. 7. Mary, or Molly, b. 1768, bap. Oct. 2, d. unm., June 
1, 1850. 8. Elijah, b. 1771. 

22. James, s. Benj. 14, m. Rhoda House, Feb. 23, 1758, was 
a ship-builder for a time in H., and moved to Dux'y., where he 
engaged in the same business, and where he d. in 1808, and his 
wid. in Pemb., Sep. 5, 1819, ae. 84. ch. ; 1. James. 2. Joseph. 
3. Nabby, m. Asa Keen, of Pemb., and had 12 ch. 4. WilUam. 
5. George, Ap. 7,1775. 6. Ruth, m. Wm. Standish, of P., and 
had 10 ch. 

23. Jacob, s. Benj. 14, m. Kezia or Desire Brattles, Mar. 13, 
1760, who d. in Pemb., Sep. 28, 1793, ae. 52. His death was 
caused in a singular manner. He was riding on the beach, by the 
Brant Rock, in Mfd., not far from the fiirm of the Hon. Daniel 
Webster, when his horse, being either frightened, or too suddenly 
checked, threw him into the surf, and stepped on his breast, killing 
him instantly, ch:. 1. Huldah, Jan. 23, 1760-1, m. Alanson Car- 
ver, of Mfd., and had sev'l. ch., of whom Barstow Carver is yet 
living in M. 2. Jacob, Nov. 7, 1762. 3. Burden, June 11, 1768, 
d. unm. 4. Charles, Sep. 1, 1771. 5. Kezia, Jan. 1, 1775., m. 
Sylvanus Lapham, of Mfd., Ap. 12, 1795. 6. Deborah, m. John 
Jones, of Mfd. 



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24. Gideon, s. Benj., 14, in. 1. Jane Wilson, of Chatham, Mass., 
in 1759, who d. April 1, 1816, ae. 84, and 2. Tamar Gushing, of 
Pemb., Oct. 28, 1816, and d. in Mattapoisett, Mar. 9, 1826, ae. 88. 
He was a ship-builder by trade ; a man of enterprise and integ- 
rity ; one who stood high in the esteem of the people among whom 
he lived ; and who gave to the place an impetus which it yet feels, 
and did much to promote its prosperity, ch. : 1. Gideon, Sep. 11, 
1760. 2. Mary, Nov. 15, 1762, m. Capt. Nath'l. Pope, of Fair- 
haven, and d. in June, 1851, ae. 89. 3. Wilson, June 3, 1765. 
4. Benj., Aug., 26, 1767, d. unm., in Ap., 1847, ae. 80. 5. 
Caleb, and 6. Sarah, Feb. 1, 1770. The former d. Aug. 7, 1794, 
and the latter Aug. 4, 1774. 7. Lucy, Mar. 25, 1772, m. Nath'l. 
Hammond, Esq., of Matt., and d. Oct. 20, 1802. 8. Sarah, July 
1, 1777, m. Bev. Geo. Barstow, Nov. 26, 1801, and is yet living 
in S. Bridg'r. 

25. Caleb, s. Benj. 14, m. Sylvina Magoun, of Pemb., Nov. 23, 
1770, and d. in Windsor, Ct., Mar. 17, 1800, and his wid. in 
Matt, May, 1816, ae. 67. ch. : 1. Caleb, Sept. 1771, m. Alice 
McDaniell, of Johnston, R. I., moved to Marietta, Ohio, in 1807, 
and d. ab. 1835, leaving ch. He had 12 in all, of whom 4 sur- 
vive ; viz. : Lydia, Salvinia, 3faria, and Isaac. 2. Benj., d. 
young. 3. Sylvia, Mar., 1775, d. Oct., 1791. 4. Benj., and 5, 
Sarah, Aug. 22, 1776. The latter d. Oct., 1791. 6. Elias, July 
3, 1779. 7. Achsa, Mar. 17, 1781, m. Saml. Snow, of Prov., 
B. I., Oct. 17, 1798, and has Richard 31., 1799, Caleb B., 1801, 
and Sylvina, 1803. 8. Isaac, Oct. 1783, m. a Walker, and 
lives in Ohio. 9. Wm.,Dec., 1785. 10. Nath'l, Ap. 28, 1788. 

26. Alpheus, s. John 16, m. Content Carter, and lived in 
Leyden, Mass. Had 5 das. and 2 sons, of whom a son John 
lives in L. 

I 27. Samuel, s. John 16, m. 1, Mary Adams ; ? 2, Hannah 
I Spaulding, Ap. 11, 1779, whod, Mar. 9, 1788, ae. 33, and 3, Amy 
;; Fitch, of Lisbon. Ct., Ap. 16, 1790, and d. in Cant'y, Ct., July 17, 
: 1822, ae. 72, and his wid. Dec. 24, 1845, ae. 92. ch. : 1. Curtis, 
Sep. 5, 1782. 2. Simon, Ap. 12, 1784. 3. Orra, Mar. 24- 
1786, m. Gad Bulkley, Esq., of Canterbury, (Merchant, of the 
i firm of Tainter and Bulkley,) in 1805, and has 4 ch., Adaline, 



222 BARSTOW. 

Jyio. W.f Sani'l. B., and Simon S\ The first 3 are m. and have 
children. 4. Spaulding, Feb. 27, 1788. ( Bj 2d. ) 5. Benj. 
F., Jan 10. 1792, d. at S. Amboy, N. J., Mar. 7, 1852, from 
injuries rcc'd. as he "was stepping into the cars, on his TNay to Md. 
His home had been in Misso., Avhere, at the time of his death, he 
held the off. of U. S. Marshall. He was intelhgent and gentle- 
manly. Notm. 6. ElishaP., Aug. 15, 1793. 7. John, Nov. 2, 
1795. 8. Susan P., Oct. 5, 1707, m. Isaac Backus, Esq., of 
Cant'y., Ct., Ap. 30, 1817, the sen'r part'r of the firm of Backus 
k Barstow, dealers in Hardware, Ag'l. Imp'ts., &c., in Nor- 
wich and Cant'y., Ct. They have a large Foundry and Machine- 
shop in Cant'y. 

28. John, s John IG, m. Susannah Smith, of Cant'y., Ct., was 
Dea. of the Church there, and " for ab. 50 y'rs. was never absent 
from meeting but one Sabbath. His minister said, " I can set my 
watch correctly when I see Dea. B. coming to meeting." For 
ab. 20 y'rs. he was Selectman of Cant'y. He d. Dec. 9, 1838, 
ae. 86, and his w. Sep. 14, 1829, ae. 73. ch. : 1. Bethiah, 
m.Eph'm. Palmer, of Scot'd, Ct., had 3 ch. who are m. and have 
ch., and she lives a wid. with her only s. Alfred. 2. Septimus, 
Dec. 16, 1781. 3. Luther, 1785, ? grad. B. U., 1807, sett, as a 
lawyer, in Homer, N. Y., and d. Aug. 12, 1817, ae. 33, on a 
visit to his father's. 4. Calvin. 5. Ebenezcr, Sep. 12, 1788. 
C. Zedekiah S. 

"^ 29. Hezekiah, s. John 16, m. Olive Bradford, and lived in Ct., 
on the old homestead, where he d. ch. : 1. Olive, m. a Robin- 
son. 2. Susan, m. a Park. 3. Sophia, m. Russell Park, and 
sett, in Pa. 4. Elizab., m. Samuel Henry. 5. Jerusha, m. 
Judge Lyon, of Cant'y. 6. Hezekiah, of Cant'y, lives on his 
father's place. 7. Polly m. a Palmer. 8. Anne, m. a Morse, 
of Cant'y. 

30. Ebenczer, s. John 16, lived in Shelburne, Vt., near Lake 
Champlain, m. Esther Owen, of Colchester, and d. Mar. 30, 1 834, 
having had ch. : 1. Anna,m. Theodore Catlin, of Burhngton, Vt., 
and has 8 ch. 2. Elisha, m. Betsy Hollabird ? and had Martlia, 
Mary, and an inf. son, d. 3. Herman, m. Laura Lyon, of Shel- 
burne, Vt., and has 3IatUda, Homer, Laura, Hiram,, Marietta, Les- 



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ter^ and Rollin. 4. John, m. Matilda Grossman, of Burlington, Vt., 
and has Jiufus, Fayette^ George, Matilda, and others. 5. Sophia, 
m, Ed. Irish, and has 8 cli. 6. Laura, m. Benj. Irish, and has 

2 ch. T. Jarvis, m. Pamelia Blin, and has Cordelia, Lemira, and 
Samuel. 8. Lucj, m. Dan'l P. Adams, of Colchester, Vt., and 
has 2 ch., of whom the son grad. at the Univ'y. of Vt. 9. Jerusha, 
not m. 10, Ira, is m., has ch., and lives in Colchester, Vt. 11. 
George, is m., and hves in Burlington, Vt. 

31. Job, s. John 16, m. Lurania Curtis, lived in , and 

had 1. Fred'k. of Hinsdale, Mass., has Andreiv, John, and Henry, 
all in Ohio. 2. Job, of Williams ville, Erie Co., N. Y., has 
Samuel L. 3. John C, Mar. 1797, Judge of Chester, Meigs 
Co., Ohio, is m. and has Levi S., Joseph J)., and Henry P. 
Lost 3, d. young. 4. Sam'l. L., d. ae. 12. 5. Marcus L., at 

Coolville, Athens Co., Ohio, has Marcus P. There were 

4 das., but their names have not been sent. 

32. Wm. A., s. John 16, m. 1, Katharine Spaulding, and 2, 
Sally Hall, and sett, first in Plainfield, Ct., and then in Ohio, where 
he d., leaving ch., among whom was a son, who was drowned some 
years since, while acting as Agent for removing the Indians be- 
yond the Miss'i. We understand that there were 12 ch. in all, 
viz : 7 sons and 5 das. 

33. Joshua, s. Josh. 17, m. Marg't. Bonney, of Pemb., Sep. 23, 
1773, and conducted the Forge known as Barstow's Forge, until 
his removal to Exeter, N. H., ab. 1795, where he d. Dec. 22, 
1821, ae. 73, and his wid. Oct. 26, 1825, ae. 80. ch. : b. in H. 
1. Szek'l., July 23, 1774. 2. Betsey, Dec. 12, 1776, m. Simon 
Magoun, Esq., of E. Kgs'n., N. H., and d. in 1840, having had 
9 ch., of whom Josh. B., was an eminent M. D., at Woodville, 
Miss., where he d. in 1838, and Cyrus S. is also an M. D., and 
Sup't. of the State Hosp'l. at Natchez, Miss. 3. Marg't., Sep. 5, 
1780, m. Wm. Graves, and d. at Gilmanton, IST. H., 1817, leaving 

3 ch. 4. Joshua, Ap, 6, 1782, m. Hannah Webster, of E. Kgs'n. 
and d. in 1811, leaving 2 das. 5. Calvin, June 10,1784, d. ae. 
12. 6. Charles C, Jan. 25, 1786. 7. Sophia, bap. Sep. 18, 
1788, m. Brackett Johnson, of Ports'h., N. H., and d. in 1814, 
leavinii' an inf. son. 



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34. Lt. Sam'l., s. Dea. Sam'l. 18, m. 1, Iluldali House, Jan. 
27, 1759, and 2, Sibyl Hatcli, Jan. 15, 1792, who d. Mar. 25, 
1820, ae. 79, and be May 4, 1826, ae. 92. Lived in H., on King 
St., and is described as " a man of infinite jest ; spry as a boy, 
even at tbe age of 70, and as full of his jokes." He was Select- 
man from 17 05-' 6 7 — in 1772, and in 1776, and '77. ch. : 1. Sam'l., 
July 15, 1757, d. in the Rev. Army, at Rox'y, Jan. 31. 1776. 
2. Job, Oct., 17, 1758, d. unm., in Sharon, Ct., in 1790. 3. Jo- 
seph, July 10, 1 760. 4. Iluldah, July 29, 1763, m. Asa To^vns- 
end, Dec. 7, 1796. 5. Philip, Feb. 29, d. Dec. 28, 1765. 
6. House, Aug. 16, 1767, d. young. 

35. Charles, s. Dea. Sam'l. 18, m. Sally Stockbrldge ? and 
lived and d. in Taunton, Mass., over 50 yrs. ago. ch. : 1. Charles, 
d. unm. 2. Stockbridge, m. a Carver, and left a son Charles, 
now living in T. 3. Sally, m. a Carver. 4. Lydia, not m. 

36. Seth, s. Dea. Sam'l. 18, m. Ruth Allen, of Martha's Vine- 
yard, where he lived for a time, and thence moved to Mattapoisett, 
and thence to Sharon, Ct., in 1777, where he d. in 1822, and his 
wife in 1816. He was a shipwright by trade, ch. : 1. Allen, 
Sep. 2, 1767. 2. Peggy, Sep. 1769, m. Dan'l Lindsley, ab. 1793, 
and d. ab. 1822, leaving ch. 3. Olive, Nov., 1771, m. Silas St. 
John, in 1795,- and is living in Sharon, Ct. 4, Mary, Feb., 1775, 
m. Reuben Calkins, and d. ab. 1837, leaving ch. 5. Samuel, 
May, 1777. 6. Seth T., Oct. 30, 1779. 7. Betsey, Dec, 1781, 
m. Thos. B. Beebe, and d. ab. 1847, leaving ch. 8. Gamaliel 
H., 1783 ? 9. Charles, 1787, was m., and d. in 1816, leaving 
1 daughter. 

37. Capt. Daniel, s/Dea. Sam'l. 18, m. Betsey Tildcn, July 4, 
1771, who d. Mar. 8, 1826, ae. 77, and he Feb. 25, 1842, ae. 98. 
Lived on King st., where his son Daniel resides. He is described 
by Hon. G. H. Barstow, as " a gent, of the old school, dressed in 
cocked hat, long blue coat, breeches, and long boots, fastened at 
the knee by a strap and buckle." This was in 1809. Lle.was 
Selectman in 1786, and Capt. of one of the old Military Com- 
panies prior to 1800. ch. : 1. Betty, Aug. 1, 1772, m. Walter 
Rogers, Mf d., Oct. 21, 1794. 2. Dan'l., Ap. 28, 1774. 3. Lucy, 
Aug. 21, 1777, m. Barnab. Stetson, Ab'n., Oct. 10, 1802. 



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4. Sally, and 5. Grace, July 30, 1780. The latter cL May 12, 
1849. 6. Lydia, Oct. 17, 178G, d. May 12, 1822. 7. Nabby, 
June 27, 1791, m. Eph'm Stetson, Ab'n., Dec. 21, 1813. 

38. Michael, s. Joseph 19, according to letters received from Geo. 
Barstow, Esq., of N.Y., was a gunner in the Rev. Army, and was 
at the battle of Bunker Hill, in the Regt. of Col. Trott, of Hebron, 
Ct., and afterwards was at Trenton and Monmouth, also at Prince- 
ton and White Plains. He was in the army 6 yrs., and was in 
the celebrated winter encampment at Valley Forge. Leaving 
" the tented field," he m. Ruth, only da. of Capt. Abbot, of 
" Lebanon Crank, Ct.," ( a shipmaster^ who was shot on the deck 
of his own vessel in an engagement, ) and bro. of Dr. Walter 
Abbot, of Salem, Mass, Her mo., after her husband's decease, 
lived in Thetford, Vt., m. Dea. Avery, and moved to Orford, N. 
H., where they " kept about the first public house in that town," 
She d. in Thetford, ae. 92. Mr. Barstow, after his m., moved 
first to Campton, N. H., and thence to Haverhill, N. H., where 
he d. June 28, 1887, ae. 85, and his wid. 3 mo§. after, ae. 84. 
In person, he was of a medium size, with a " Roman face and 
nose ;" a large, high, broad forehead ; a head of fine brown hair, 
which flowed down and curled around his neck ; and at the age of 
60 he had not one grey hair. He was exceedingly athletic and 
nimble ; and at the age of 70, stood upon a level piece of ground, 
and sprang upon the back of a wild colt that had never been ridden. 
At the age of 84, he mowed in the field all the forenoon, with his 
hired man. He received a pension from Gov't., for many years 
previous to his decease. " The prominent traits in his character 
were courage and piety ; and he died as he had lived, a Christian 
soldier, and an honest ^an." ch. : 1. AVm.; 2. Henry; 3. Chas. 
4. Thomas ; 5. Nancy, d. ; 6. Ruth, d. 

39. Dea. Samuel, s. Joseph 19, m. Lucina Wright, of Colum- 
bia, Ct., Dec. 13, 1781, and sett, on a sterile tract of land, in the 
outskirts of the town of C, where he spent his days, in frugality 
and industry, and accumulated, by his own labor, an estate of 
$30,000. He d. Feb. 27, 1846, ae. 86, and his widow still sur- 
vives, at the age of 88 ; her descendants being so numerous, that 
she is able to say, " arise daughter, and go to thy daughter, for 



226 BARSTOW. 

thy daughter's daughter hath a daughter." She is bright, and 
intelligent, and takes the charge of her O'u^n household, and of her 
invalid son, doing much of the labor herself, and is a highly 
worthy and respectable lady. She was m. at the early age of 16. 
Her husband was chosen Dea. of the Ch., in C, in 1802, and his 
religious character is ably set forth in the interesting Tract, No. 
112, pub. by the Am. Tr. Ass'n. He was of a cheerful disposi- 
tion, liberal to the poor, upright in all his conduct, and a " con- 
sistent Christian." His death was peaceful, and the consolations 
of Christian hope attended him to the last. ch. : 1. Lydia, Dec. 
13, 1782, m. Dea. Benj. Lyman, of Columbia. 2. Elvira, Nov. 4, 
1784, m. Oliver Payne, of Lebanon, Ct. 3. Randall, Oct. 13, 
1786. 4. Sally, Sep. 19, 1788. 5. Hubbard, July 5, 1791. 
6. Lucian, July 10, 1793, m. a da, of Chester Hunt, of Windham, 
Ct., and d. in 1819, leaving 1 da. 7. Sam'l., July 15, 1797, an 
invalid. 8. George, d. in 1819, ae. 21. 

40. Thomases. Thos 21, sett, in Scit., on the farm known as 
the Fox Hill Farm, adjoining the North River, where some of his 
descendants still reside. Like his ancestors, he was engaged 
principally in shipbuilding, at the family yards on the North 
River. He m. Lydia Sylvester, and d. Sep. 1, 1834, and his 
wid. Jan. 19, 1840. ch. : 1. Thos., Jan. 2, 1783. 2. Lydia, 
Aug. 29, 1785, m. Thos. Green, of N. Bed., Mass., who d. She 
yet lives in N. B., and her son, Thos. Barstow Green, in S. Scit. 
3. Ellinor, Feb. 27, 1788, d. in Scit., Dec. 17, 1846. 4. Re- 
becca, Oct. 24, 1790, m. Gideon Richmond, of N. Bed., and has 
1 son in N. B. 5. Barker, May 12, 1793, d. Oct. 1, 1811. 
6. Olive S., Aug. 3, 1795, m. Capt. Thos. Watei*man, of S. 
Scituate. 

41. Nath'l., s. Thos. 21, m. Elizab., da. Hon. Joseph Gushing, 
of H., Aug. 31, 1786, and sett, in Me., where he d. in 1798. 
He was engaged in ship-building, on the Damariseotta river, 
ch. : 1. Betsy C, bap. Sep. 14, 1788, m. Gilbert Brooks, of Scit., 
and d. in Medford, no ch. 2. Deborah, bap. July 11, 1790, d. 
unm., in Camden, Me. 3. Mary, bap. May 22, 1791, m. 1, Rev. 
Tlios. Cochran, of Cam den, Oct. 10, 1808, and had ch. ; and 2 



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Ralpli Conway, and lives in C. 4. Joseph C, lived and d. 
in Litchfield, Me. ; was m., and had ch. 5. Nath'l. ? in Me. 
6. Ruth. 

42. n^^y^. ^. ^u^iU^ f''\''r X 

y^ den,)s. lhos.21, 

^ m. Betsey, da. of 

Capt. Robfc. L. Eells, and is yetliving in H,in the 90th year of his 
age, ab. \ of a mile S.W. of the Four Corners, on his farm, known 
as the " Broad Oak Farm," and in the house built by himself, in 
1799. He has been a valuable citizen ; an enterprising ship- 
builder ; was Selectman in 1797 and '98 ; Representative from 
1808 to 1810 ; and has held the mihtary offices of Lieut., Capt., 
Major, and Col. ; and though now the frosts of 90 winters have 
gathered upon his brow, and the infirmities of age are upon him, 
his mind retains, to a remarkable degree, the power of memory, 
and we have derived from him valuable aid in the preparation of 
some portion of this work. His w. d, in 1851, in the 91st year 
of her age. ch. : 1. Sarah, May 21, 1788, m. Joseph S. Bates, 
Oct. 2, 1820, and lives on Broadway. 2. Betsey E., Sep. 22, 
1789, living with her fa. 3. John, Feb. 17, 1791. 4. Jane, 
July 24, 1792, m. David Hersey, of H., Nov. 12, 1816, and d. 
Ap. 4, 1847. 5. Hannah, Jan. 27, 1794, living with her fa. 
6. Edward, Aug. 27, 1795. 7. Robert, Feb. 1, 1797, d. unm., 
in Falmouth, Eng'd., in 1818. Mariner. 8. Capt. Benjamin, 
Dec. 15,1799. Has been sett, as a merchant, at the South, but 
is now a shipmaster, in IST. Y. Not. m. 9. Salome, July 24, 
1801, m, Capt. Haviland Torrey, of Pemb., Oct. 1, 1826, and 
has had 5 ch., of whom are living 2 sons, Benj. Barstoiv^ and 
Herbert, 

43. Dea. Elijah, s. Thos. 21, m. 1, Lucy, da. Capt. Robt. L. 
Eells, Nov. 8, 1798, who d., and 2, Diana Everson, of Kigs'n. 
Lived in Scit., on his father's place ; was a shipbuilder, and 
farmer ; and for many years Dea. of the central Church in 
H. He d. in 1842, and his wid. returned to Kigs'n. ch. : 
1. Nath'L, Aug. 16, 1799. 2. Lucy E., bap. June 6, 1801, 
m. Ozen Josselyn, now of Bos'n. 3. Elijah, bap. Sep., 28, 1806. 
4. Edwin. 5. Abby, m. Capt. Thos. H. C. Barstow, of H. 
6. Andrew. 



228 BARSTOW. 

44. James, s. James 22, m. Sarah Leavitt, of Pemb., and was 
killed during the great gale of Sep. 23, 1815, at Kigs'n., by the 
fall of a plank from the staging of a ship, on which he was at work, 
ch. : 1. James, Nov. 25, 178G. 2. Calvin, July 26, 1791, 

3. John. 4. Solomon, d. unm, 5. Sally, m. 1, a Gibbs ; 2, a 
Freeman ; and 3, a Bryant. 6, Rhoda, d. ae. 15. 7. Betsey, 
m. 1, Elisha C. Stetson, of IL, Jan. 14, 181G, who d. ; and 2, 
Lewis Litchfield, and lives in H. 8. Ruth K., m. Elijah S. 
Ewell, Oct. 29, 1815. &. Charlotte, m. Marcus Robinson, of E. 
Bridg'r., Ap. 29, 1820. 10. Joanna, m. Stephen Faunce, of 
Pemb. 

45. Joseph, s. James 22, m. Lydia Soule, of Dux'y, July 16, 
1786, and d. in D., July 15, 1834, and his wife Jan. 31, 1812. 
ch : 1. Joseph, Aug. 14, 1787, m. Nancy, da. Capt. Eden Wads- 
worth, of D., Ap. 22, 1812, and d. in Pix)v., R. L, Ap. 22,1813, 
leaving a da., Beidah W., who m. Francis Barstow, of Matta- 
poisett. 2. Peleg, Oct. 22, 1788, m. Mary Bobbins, of Va., in 
1810, and his w. is d. No ch. 3. Samuel, Nov. 8, 1791. 

4. Mehitable, Jan. 17, 1793, m. Joseph HoW' land, of Hanson, Ap. 
9, 1815. 5. Ichabod, Mar. 15, 1794. 6. Richard, Mar. 26. 
1796. 7. George, Sep. 28, 1798. 8. Susan, Jan. 9, 1801, m. 
John Washburn, of Kigs'n., Sep. 18, 1817, and hves in Matt't. 
9. Wilson, Feb. 11, 1803. 10. Briggs, May 11, 1805. 11. 
Daniel, July 23, 1807, d. in 1834. Left no ch. 12. Thos. Sep. 
12, 1809, is m., and lives in Hudson, N. Y. 13. Lydia S., Jan. 
4, 1812, m. Chas. Curtis, of E. Ab'n. 

46. Wm., s. Jas. 22, m. Lydia Simmons, and lived in 
Pemb. ch. : 1. Benj. 2. Wm. 3. Jehicl, is m., and lives in 
Provincetown, Mass. 4. Lewis. 5. Lydia, m. Levi Washburn, 
E. Bridg'r. 6. Ruth, d. ae. 23. 7. Rogers L., July 15, 1811. 

47. Rev. George, s. James, 22, grad. at B. U., in 1801, 
" holding a high and respectable standing in his class ;" studied 
Theol. with Rev. Perez Forbes, of Raynham ; and sett., in 1803, 
in that part of Pemb. now H'n., where he was devoted to his pro- 
fession, and discharged its duties to the acceptance of his people, 
until his death, which took place, Feb. 11, 1826, ae. 51. He m. 
Sarah, da. Gideon Barstow, of Rochester, Nov. 26, 1801, and 



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she survives, and resides in Bridg'r. cb. : 1. George W., Aug. 

13, 1802. Fitted for Coll., was afterwards Cl'k., in Bos'n., and 

there d. July 2-3, 1834. 2. Sarah W., Sejj. 2, 1805, m. Nahum 

Stetson, Esq., s. Capt. Abisha Stetson, Nov. 13, 1828, and d. 

Aug. 17, 1842, having had aeorge B., Oct. 10, 1830. Sarah L.. 

June 7, 1834. Nahum,]i\, Dec. 14, 1836, and Wm. B., Mar. 

20, 1839. 3. Jane W., Dec. 8, 1810, m. Capt. Edwin W. 

Barstow, Sep. 11, 1834. 4. Lucy A. F., Jan. 4, 1818, m. Na- 

hum Stetson Esq., July 4, 1823, and has Lucy A., Oct. 12, 1848, 

and Helen F., Dec. 16, 1850. 

Note. — Mr. S. is the intellljient, and gentlemanly Agent of the Iron 
Works, at S. Bridg'r. and also of the Wey'h. Works, and as a man of business 
enterprise, has few equals in the State. He was Rep. to the State Leg., 
from 1837-39; Director of the F. R. R. R. ; President of the Bristol Co. 
Bank ; and Director of the Cape Cod R. R. ; and in the walks of private 
life, for integrity, courtesy, affability, hospitality, and all the qualities which 
make up the true gentleman, he is well known lo all who have the pleasure 
of his acquaintance. 

48. Jacob, s. Jacob 23, m. a Young, of Scit., lived in Bos'n. 
and was prob. owner, with Alex. Vannevar, of a tomb in 
Copp's hill burial ground, in 1819. ch. : 1. Jacob, m., lived in 
Boston, and was Inspector of Fish, of the firm of Barstow and 
Vinton, and d. in B., leaving ch. 2. Alice, m. a Pierce. 3. 
Abigail, m. Calvin Lewis, of Mf'd. 

49. Charles, s. Jacob 23, m. Abigail, or Nabby Perry, of Pemb., 
Ap. 10, 1796, and d. May 4, 1829, and his wid. yet survives, 
ch. : 1. Burden, Dec. 15, 1797, d. unm., in N. Orleans, in 1830. 
2. Wm. C, May 9, 1801. 3. Abigail, or Nabby, Sep. 20, 1803, 
m. Wm. Josselyn, of Pemb., Oct. 10, 1822. 4. Charles, Aug. 13, 
1805. 5. Thos. H. C. 6. CaroUne, m. John 0. Hudson, of E. 
Bridg'r., Feb. 4, 1833. 

50. Gideon, s. Gideon 24, m. 1, Ann Mead, Oct., 1782, who d. 
Sep. 12, 1798 ; and 2, Deborah Loring, May, 1800, and d. in 
Matt't., Feb. 3, 1849, ae. 88, and his wid. in June, 1851, ae. 79. 
Lived in Mattapoisett, was a shipbuilder by trade, and was a 
member of the Convention for revising the Const'n. of Mass., 
in 1820. ch.: 1. Gideon, Sep. 7, 1783. 2. Jane, Oct. 31, 1785, 
m. Dan'l. B. Loring, in 1805, and d. in Aug., 1813, leaving 3Iary, 
who m. Western G. Robinson, of Fairhaven, and Ann, who m. 



230 BARSTOW. 

James Robinson, of F. 3. Samuel, Dec. 15, 1787, d. May 27, 
1803. 4. Zaccheus M., Jan. 1, 1790. Living in M., unm. 
6. Anne, Mar. 25, d. Dec. 5, 1792. G. Marj, Sep. 28, 1793, d. 
Oct. 6, 1801. 7. Benjamin, Feb. 18, 1796. 8. AVilson, Feb. 
17, 1798. 

61. Wilson, s. Gideon, 24, m. Susanna P., da. Rev. Jona. 
Moore, of Roch'r, Mass., Oct. 30, 1791, and lived first in Matt't, 
and then in N. Y., where he d. Jan. 20, 1850, ae. 84, and his 
wife Ap. 3, 1848, ae. 78. Mr. B, was for some years a ship- 
master, and for about 20 years, an extensive ship-builder, in the 
place of his nativity ; — in private life, distinguished for his bene- 
volent character, and the activity of his mind ; and publicly, for 
his energy in business, and his integrity. Like many others, who 
were engaged in active affairs from 1800 to 1805, he suffered 
severely from the check in business which followed the Embargo 
Act of 1807, and from the reverses incident to that event, he 
never after fully recovered, ch. : 1. Susanna P., May 22, 1793, 
d. 1798. 2. Caleb, Mar. 8, 1795. 3. Lucy, Mar. 3, 1797, d. 
ac. 7. 4. Jona. M., Mar. 25, 1799, d, in N. Or's., Jan. 19, 
1826, being Cl'k. of a Comit'g. House, in N. 0. 5. Henry W. 
Mar. 7, 1801. 6. Wm. P., Ap. 20, 1803. Drowned, Dec. 28, 
1829, on his passage from Trieste to N. Y'k. He was a ship- 
master. 7. Sam'l., June 9, 1805. 8. Anna S., Oct. 23. 1810, 
m. Joshua L. Pope, Merch't., of N. Y'k., and has 3 sons and 
2 daughters. 

52. Benja., s. Caleb 25, m. Rebecca Hammond, Ap. 25, 1800, 
and lives in Matt't., where, and in N. Bedf 'd., he has been dis- 
tinguished as a master shipbuilder. He has been Rep. from 
Roch'r to the Gen. Court, ch. : 1. Benj. F. Mar. 28, 1801. 
2. Caroline, Jan. 24, 1803, d. Sep. 3, 1804. 3. Edwin, June 15, 
1805, d. Mar. 26, 1824. 4. Nathan H., Oct. 5, 1807. 5. Caro- 
line, Dec. 19, 1812, d. Sep. 25, 1813. 6. Elizab. P., Nov. 28, 
1814, d. Dec. 13, 1816. 7. Henrj^, Dec. 3, 1817. 8. Susan C, 
May 29, 1820, m. David H. Cannon, of Matt't., and htis dlart/ R., 
May 18, 1852. 

53. Elias, s. Caleb 25, m. Mary, da. John and Rebecca Wood, 
Sep. 14, 1800, and d. in Prov. R. I., Oct. 28, 1840, and hisw. 



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who was b. Dec. 21, 1778, d. May 25, 1834. He was a ship- 
wright bj trade, and built a number of vessels in Prov. He was a 
strictly temperate man through life, and a Trustee of the Meth. 
Ch., to which office he was elected in 1821. ch. : 1. Ann E. 
Aug. 9, 1801, m. Thos. Hathaway, Dec. 25, 1821, lives in Prov., 
and has Ann U., 1822, Thos. Z., 1824, Sarah A, lS2Q,Mias B., 
1829, Wm. ir„ 1835, and Achsah B., 1838. 2. Edwin, Ap. 14, 
1803. 4. Elias, Feb. 26, 1805. 4. Thos. Oct. 16, 1-807. 
5. Rebecca W., Ap. 4, 1810: 6. Wm., July 10, 1812. 7. Sarah 
B., July 6, 1814, m. Allen F. Manchester, of Prov., Feb. 2, 1834, 
and has 3Iari/ B., 1834, Sarah F, 1837, aeo. F., '39, Julia G., 
'41, Abhij K, '43, Thos. A., '45, Fmma 31., '49, and Albert C, 
'50. 8. Achsa, Dec. 22, 1816. 

54. Wm.,s. Caleb 25, m. Waity Reynolds, of Wickford, R.I., 
ab. 1809, and has been a clergyman of the Meth. denom., but 
owing to the loss of his voice, has been unable, for some years, to 
attend to the duties of his profession. He lives in Philad. ch. : 
1. Elizab., d. young. 2. Wm., d. young. 3. Sarah, m. Rev. 
Josiah Litch, in 1836, and has 2 ch. living, Wilbur F., and Josiah 
L. 4. Joseph S., d. young. 5. Joseph M., Mar., 1824. A 
dentist by profession, and is living in Philad., unm. 

55. Nath'l., s. Caleb 25, m. 1, Sophia Chaffee, Dec. 2, 1810, 
who was b. Nov. 25, 1792, and d. July 6, 1817 ; and 2, Martha 
Randall, May 4, 1818, who was b. Nov. 6, 1791. Mr. B. d. in 
Providence, Nov. 3, 1849, and his wid. survives. He was a man 
of respectability, ch. : 1. Nathan C, Feb. 16, d. June 1, 1812. 

3. Hon'h Amos C, Ap. 30, 1813. 3. Paris, Nov. 25, 1815. 
Lost at sea, Dec. 15, 1830, — a bright and promising youth. (By 

,2d.) 4. Eph'm. R., Sep. 21,1819. 

56. Curtis, s. Sam'l 27, m. Eliza, da. Jno. Parke*, of Cant'y. 
Ct., in 1812, and d. July 4, 1826, ae. 44. ch. : 1. Hannah, 
1813, d. in Norwich. 2. George, 1815, d. in N., July 20, 1852, 
leaving a wid. and 2 ch. 3. Eunice, 1818, d. Dec. 5, 1834, 

4. Katharine, 1819, d. young. 5. Martha, 1821. Living in 
Norwich. 6. Orra, 1823. Living in N. 7. Charles, 1825. 
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232 BARSTOW. 

57. Simon, s. Sam'l, 27, gracl. B. U., 1808, but having tlie 
misfortune to lose the sight of one eye, he rehnquished his design 
of stud. Theol, and sett, in Delaware, as a Teacher ; m. Hannah 
Frazier, of D., Aug. 24, 1318, and d. at Wilmington, Oct. 24, /^ 
and his Avid. at Newcastle, 'Del., Aug. 2G, 1829, ae. 40. ch. : 1. 
Sam'l., Sep. 8, 1819. Lives in Woonsocket, R. I. 2. Hannah 

S., May 23, 1821, m. A. J. Bulkley, and lives in Louisville, K'y. 
3. Elizab. v., May 11, 1824, d. Feb. 3, 1828. 

58. Spaulding, s. Sam'l. 27, m. Temperance E. Holmes, da. 
Dr. H., of Woodstock, Ct., who d. June 14, 1823, ae. 25. ch. : 

1. Sarah S., m. Col. Geo. Saltonstall Stoddard, of W. 2. Emma, 
m. Rev. Geo. Langdon, A. M., of Hartford, Ct., and has 3 ch. 
3. Mary E.. d. 

59. Eiisha P., s. Sam'l. 30, m. Mary P., da. Andrew and Mary 
Rogers, of Augusta, Me., and d. in Cant'y., Ct., Sep. 28, 1850, 
ae. 57. ch. : 1. John P., of Norwich, Ct., m. Abig. T. da. Geo. 
and Lucretia R. Sharpe, of Pomfret, Ct., Aug. 28, 1850, and is 
engaged in the mf. and sale of Hardware, being of the firm of 
Backus and Barstow, of N. 2. Susan B., m. Arthur F. Driuk- 
w^ater, Esq., lawyer, of Ellsworth, Me, Sep. 18, 1848. 3. Mary 
F., m. John Backus, of Norwich, Ct., Aug. 21, 1851. 4. Elizab. 
R., 1841. Lives with her mother, in Ct. 

60. John, s. Sam'l. 27, m. 1, Harriet, da. Josiah and Sarah ' 
Parkes, of Cant'y., Ct., Mar. 1818, who d. Sep. 27, 1822, ae. 23 ; ' 

2. Eliza S., da. Dr. Jno. Fitch, of Clinton, N. Y., who d. at ' 
Bridgeport, Ct., June 3, 1840 ; and 3, Jane. da. Dr. John Fitch, 

in 1841. Mr. B. lives in Bridgeport, Ct. ch. : 1. Josiah P., 
July 6, 1821, d. July 7, 1822. (By 2d.) 2. John F., in Cal'a. « 

3. Samuel. F., at Williamstown Coll., Mass. 4. Isaac B., d. ' 
5. Charles. 6. Simon, printer, at Jamestown, N. Y. (By 3d.) 

7. Kate. 8. Harriet E. 9. Susan B. 10. Wm. F. 

61. Septimus, s. John 28, m. and hved in Hadley, Mass., where 
he d. Dec. 16, 1843, ae. 42. ch. : 1. Luther. 2. Ehas B. 
3. Olive C. 4. Orrelia. 5. Harriet. 6. Susan, d. 1851. 

62. Calvm, s. John 28, m. Orra Herrick, of Cant'y., Ct. ch. : 1. 
Luther. 2. Olive. 3. John. 4. Harriet. 5. Emma. 






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68. Ebenezer, s. John 2S, m. Lucy L3arnecl, of New Bi-iilntree, 
Mass., Sep. 12, 1811, and lives in Scotland, Ct. ch. : 1. Fidelia, 
m. Jno. A. Kellogg, of Yt., who d. in 1846, and she is a wid. with 
4 ch., in Miss'o. 2. Sarah L., m. Homer Thajer, of Thompson, 
Ct., lives in E. Douglass, Mass., and had 1 ch., wh. d. 3. Time. 
D., was a merchant, at St. Louis, Mo., where he d. May 23, 1852, 
ae. 3L 4. Martin Luther, 1833, with his fa. 

64. Rev. Zedekiah S., s. John 28, grad. at Yale, 1813., stud. 
Theol. at N. Haven, under Rev. Pres. D wight, and taught Hop- 
kins Acad., in N. Haven, until licensed to preach. Thence went 
to N. Y'k., and was Ass't. in the High School, under the care of 
Jno. Griscom, LL.D., and in 1816 and '17, was Tutor at Ham. 
Coll., N. Y., during which period, a second A. M. degree was con- 
ferred upon him. During his last year at Ham. Coll., Pres't. 
Backus, decs'd., and Mr. B. preached in the chapel to the students, 
until Pres't. Davis was chosen, in Aug., 1817. In Feb. 1818, he 
rec'd. a call to sett, at Keene, N. H., and July 1, w:as ord. as 
Pastor of the Ch. in that place, where he yet remains, having en- 
joyed such health as to be prevented from preaching but four 
Sabbaths in 34 years ! He has been, for twenty years, a memb. of 
the Board of Kimball Acad'y. ; of the Board of Dart. Coll., since 
1834, at which Coll. the degree ofD.D., was conferred upon him, 
in 1849 ; Trustee and Scc'y. of Keene Acad., since its inst'n. ; 
many years Sec'y. of the Gen'l. Ass'n. of Cong, and Presb. Min's., 
of N. H. ; Cl'k of the Cheshire Conf. of Ch's., for 20 years ; a 
Corp. Memb. of the A. B. C. F. M. ; and one of the Sup. Com. of 
the Pub. Schools of Keene, for 30 years. He m. Elizab. F. Blake, 
of Westboro'. Mass., Aug. 19, 1818, and has 1. Timo. D., July 17, 
d. Dec. 22, 1820. 2. Wm., Sept. 8, 1822. Grad. A. B., in 1842, 
A. M.,1845, and M. D., 1848, and is in Cal'a. 3. Elizab. W., 
July 24, 1824, d. Jan. 3, 1832. 4. Josiah W., June 21, 1826. 
Grad. A.B., 1846, and M. D., 1852, and is Ass't. Phys'n. of the 
Hosp'l. at Blackwell's Island, N. Y. 5. John, Feb. 21, 1828, 
lived but 1 hour. 

65. Ezekiel, s. Joshua 33, m. Mary Conner, of Exeter, N. H., 
Nov. 28, 1799, and returned to Hanover, his native place, in 
1805, and there d. Jan. 10, 1815, and his wid. and ch. returned 
l5 



2i34 BARSTOW. 

to Exeter, -where she d. Oct. 4, 1845, ae. 67. ch. : 1. Almira, 
Sep. 27, 1800, m. a Collms, of New Lond'n., Ct. Noch. 2. Mary 
J., Feb. 10, 1803, m. a Nichols, of Haverhill, Mass., and has 7 ch. 
3. John C, Feb. 6, 1805, m. Lucretia Moore, of Danvers, Mass., 
and is sett, as a farmer, in Groton, N. H. No ch. 4. Joshua, 
Mar. G, 1808, d. in Oroquimbo, Texas, in 1836. 5. Marg't. F,, 
Mar. 27, 1810. An instructress, in Alabama. 6. Ezekiel Hale, 
May 17, 1815. 

{J6. Chas. C, s. Joshua 33, m. Sophia, da. Chas. Fanning, Esq., 
of Griswold, Ct., Jan. 1, 1809, and d. in Dover, N. H., Jan. 31, 
1828, and his wid. in Kgs'n., N. H., Dec. 23, 1833, ae. 52. ch. : 
1. Catherine, Sep. 18, 1810, m. BenJ.Magoun,of Kgs'n., in 1830, 
and d. Oct. 29, 1838. No ch. 2. Mariah, May 3, 1812, d. 
June 4, 1814. 3. Charles, Ap. 28, 1814, m. Martha M. Taylor, 
of Bangor, Me., is Cl'k. in Bos'n., and has Annie D., and another 
ch. 4. Frederick, Mar. 7, 1816, d. in Chas'n., S. C, Sep. 12, 
1838. 5. Henry H., Mar. 6, 1819, d. June 21, 1822. 6. Ari- 
annah, Feb. 20, 1821, m. Aaron Whittcmore, Esq., of Pemb., N. 
H., Dec. 13, 1840, and has jSo^Jda F., '42, Ariamiah £., '44, 
Aaron B^ '46, d. '49, Aaron, '49, Adaliue, '50, and Jno. 
a, '52. 7. Henry H., Sep. 23, 1823, m. a Holloway, of Eng'd., 
resides in Palermo, Sicily, and has 2 ch. 8. Marg't. A., Mar. 
20, 1825, m. J, M. Turner, in 1842, lives in Warren, Pa., and 
has 3 ch. 

67. Joseph, s. Lt, Samuel 34, m. 1, Mary Hatch, of Pemb. ? 
Ap. 11, 1782, and 2, Avid. Tufts, and lived in Cornish, Vt., -where 
he and his w. d. ch. : 1. Anne, Aug. 5, 1785. 2. Capt. Sam'l., 
Feb. 27, 1788, m. Elenor Jewell, and, with his w., d. in N. Y'k., 
leaving no ch. 3. Job, May 19, 1790. 4. Joseph, May 13, 
1795. Drowned in the W. Indies. 5. Jas. H., July 5, 1798„ 
6. Nancy, m. a Chamberlin. 7. Pollj^, m. a Chace. 

68. Allen, s. Seth 36, m. Ohvc Foster, of Sharon, Ct., in 1794, 
and lives in Canaan, N. Y. His wid. d. ab. 1845. ch. : Two da's., 
who d. in infancy, and of the sons, 1. David F., Esq., lawyer, of 
Towanda, Pa., b. Nov. 1795, m. Amelia Mix, and has a. son 
Menry, and a daughter, both young. 2. Sam'l., b. ab. 1801, is of 



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Canaan, N. Y., m. Betsey Douglass, of C, andhsisAUen, Samuels 
Henry^ David, Charles, Elizabeth, and Olive. 

69. Samuel, s. Seth 36, stud. Med., and sett, first in W. Stock- 
bridge, Mass., of wliieh town he was Rep., in 1808 ; and thence 
moved to Gr. Barrington, was Senator in 1812, and d. in 1813. 
He m. Lavinia Wilson, of Alford, Mass., who d. ab. 1843, in 
Nichols, N. Y. ch. : 1. Pluma A., m. Increase Sumner, Esq., 
lawyer, of Gr. Bar'n., and d. ab. 1849, leaving ch. 2. Charles 
R., lawyer ; sometime Sheriif of Tioga Co., N. Y. ; memb. of the 
Assemb., and P. M. at Oswego ; m. Charlotte Coburn. ab. 1827, 
and has Henri/, d. ae. 18 ; Sumner, b. ab. 1832 ; Edward, 
Samuel, Charles, and 2 daughters. 3. Oliver A., merchant 
in Tioga Co., N. Y., m. Frances Palmer, ab. 1837, and has Ed- 
mund, Charles, Amelia, and others. 

70. Seth T., s. Seth 36, m. Clarissa Woodruff, of Litclif'd., Ct., 
June 4, 1806, and resided in Bradford Co., Pa., where he d. Sep. 
13, 1852, ae. 73. His wid. survives, though in feeble health. 
Mr. B. was a favorite pupil of the celebrated Dr. Rush, of Philad. ; 
a grad. of the Med. Coll. of that city, and a thoroughly educated 
Physician, though he followed that profession but a short time, de- 
voting the principal part of his life to trading and farming. He 
was an early settler in the valley of the Susquehanna, nearly 50 
years ago, and was a man of strong intellect, great energy, and 
gentlemanly deportment, ch. : 1. Ellen C, Feb. 17, 1808, d. 
Feb. 17, 1833. 2. Erasmus D., Dec. 30, 1809, d. Ap. 19, 1812. 

3. Marguerite St. Leon, the distinguished poetess, and authoress 
of " Wayside Flowers," &c., b. Ap. 17, 1812, m. John Loud, Esq., 
Nov. 17, 1833, lives in Philad., and has Caroline 31. St. L., 
1834, Clara E., 1837, and Darivina F., 1841. 4. Darwina F., Jan. 

4, 1815, m. Richard Catlin, May 7, 1834, and lives in Wisconsin. 
5 Juhus R., Ap. 9, 1817, d. Sep. 21, 1852. Not m. 6. Henry 
H., Feb. 5, 1819, m. Jane Calkins, May 1842, had Darwina F. 
May 1843, and Marguerite St. L., July 21, 1837, d. Oct. 16, 
1841, and the fa. d. in Oct. 1847. ' 

71. Hon'l. Gamaliel H., s. Seth 36, resided with his father in 
Sharon, Ct., until 25 years of age, working at farming in the sum- 
mer season, and teaching school in the winter. In 1809, he com- 



236 BARSTOW. 

menced tlie study of Medicine, with his bro. Sam'l., in Gr. Bar'n., 
and in Jan. 1812, sett, in the beautiful valley of the Susquehanna, 
in Tioga Co., N. Y., where he practised Med. successfully, until 
the fall of 1823, since which time he has given his attention 
chiefly to trading and farming. He was a memb. of the Assemb. 
of N. Y.,in 1816, '17, '18, '23, and 26 ; in the Senate from 1819 
—'22 ; memb. Cong., from 1830— '32 ; Treas'r. of the State of 
N. Y., in 1825, and 1838 ; and First Judge of Tioga Co., from 
1818—1823. He m. Nancy, da. Emanuel Coryell, formerly of 
N. Jersey, in Jan. 1813, and has 1. Sam'l., b. ab. 1813, of the 
firm of Barstow and Lockwood, Atty's., Detroit, Mich'n. He is 
U. S. Dist. Att'y., and Pres't. of the Farmers and Mechanics 
Bank; m. 1, Miss SpoflFord, who d., and 2, Frederica Williams, 
and has one son, SamH. _F., a few months old. 2. Frances, Jan. 
28, 1815, m. Wm. H. Baird, of N. Y'k., and has 2 sons, Walter, 
and Gamaliel 3. Mary, Feb, 27, 1820. Not m. 4. John C, 
Feb. 28, 1822. Lives with his fa., and is unm. 5. Ellen, d. young. 

6. Juliet, Oct. 10, 1829, m. John S. Williston,of Wellsboro', Pa., 
and has an inf. da. 

72. Daniel, s. Capt. Dan'l. 37, m. 1, Ruth Estes, Jan. 15, 
1801, and 2, Lydia Stetson, and lives in Hanover, on King-st. 
Farmer, ch. : 1. Daniel, m. Betsey Estes, Dec. 30, 1830, and 
lives on King-st. No ch. 2. Samuel, m. Saba D. Estes, Oct. 
28, 1830, and lives with his fa. No. ch. 

73. Wm., s. Michael 38, m. Abigail, da. Eben'r. Townsend, of 
Chester, N. H., and lived and d. in Haverhill, N. H., where his 
wid. yet resides, ch. : I.Julia A., d. 2. George, Esq., counsellor-at- 
law, 74 Wall st., N. Y'^'k., author of the History of New Hamp- 
shire, and of an Eulogy on General Jackson ; and Aide-de-Camp 
of Maj.-Gen. John McNeil, with the rank of Major, in the Militia 
of N. H. ; m. Emily E., di. Hon. John Shepley, of Saco, Me., 
June 11, 1844. No ch. 3. Wm. H., b. 1812, m. at the age of 
19, Marg't., da. of the Rev. Wm. Woodward, of Norwich, Vt., 
and J. of the cholera, at Auburn, N. Y., in 1832, ae. 20. 4. Abi- 
gail, d. 5. Jas T., town clerk of Hav'l., N. H., m. 1, Maria 
Loring, and 2, Jane, da. Richard N. Buren. 6. Abigail. Notm, 

7. Mary A., at Columbia, Texas. Not m. 8. Charles, Mora- 



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viati Missionary at Catesville, la. 9. Mary, m. Edwin S. Thayer, 
of S. Milford, Mass. 10. Ebenezer T., merch't., Columbia, 
Texas. Notm. 11. Catherine, unni. 

74. Henry, s. Michael 38, m. 1, Harriet Webster, of Plym'h., 
N. H., and 2, Frances Pierce, of Woodstock, Vt. Lived first at 
Hav'l., N. H., and 2d. at Lowell, Mass., where he d. eh.: 1. 
Lydia, in. Merrill Pearson, and lives in Ill's. 2. Harriet, d. 
3. Henry, in Cal'a. 4. Horace, d. 5. Frances. 6. David. 
7. Alfred, in Cal'a. 8. Anson, in Cal'a. 9. Ellen. 

75. Charles, s. Michael 38, m. and lived in Campton, N. H., 
where he d. ch : 1. Charles, in Canada. 2. Hannah, is m., 
and lives in Canada. 

76. Thomas, s. Michael 38, m. Sarah Hale, of Wells River, Vt. 
and lives in Piermont, N. H. ch. : 1. Sarah A. 2. Harriet, is 
m., and lives in Derby, Vt. 3. Nancy, is m., and lives in Thet- 
ford, Vt. 4. Michael H., of Boston, Mass. 5. Thos, A., in Cal'a. 
6. Arthur C, in Cal'a. 7. Louisa. 8. Ruth A. 9. Wm. H. 

77. Thos., s. Thos. 40, m. Alice Thomas, Sep. 28, 1806, and d. 
in N. Bedford, in Nov. 1850, having had ch. : 1. Julia A., m. 
Philip Smith of N. Bedford. 2. George. Drowned, ae. 7. 3. 
Mary, m. Jared Parkhurst, and d. in Bait. Md., ab. 1846. 4. 
Lydia S.,m. Gen. Thomas, of N. Bedford. 

Note. — Two ch.. Rebecca and Elizab., d. young. 

78. John, s. Col. John B. 42, m. Sarah Swoope Thompson, da. 
Edward K. Thompson, of Providence, R. L,and gr. gr. da. of Rev. 
Ebenezer Thompson, Rector of St. Andrew's Church, Scituate, 
Mass. ch. : 1. Lydia K. 2. Elizabeth T. 3. Hannah, d. He 
resided principally in New York, where he was extensively en- 
gaged in commerce. In 1838 he withdrew from commercial pur- 
suits, and removed to Providence, where he now resides. 

79. Capt. Edward, s. Col. JohnB., 42, m. Amy, da. John Baily, 
Sep. 2, 1821, and d. Jan. 27, 1833, and his wid. m. Wm. Dawes, 
of H., and resides near the Four Corners, in the house formerly 
of John Bailey, and now owned by the heirs of Mr. Barstow. Mr. 
B. was a shipmaster for some years previous to his decease, and 
sailed from N. Y'k. ch. 1. John E., June 11, 1822, m. Eliza 
Crary, resides in N. Y., and has John, d., and Eliza C. 2. Rob- 



238 BARSTOW. 

ert, June 24, 1824, m. Ann Josseljnn, Dec. 24, 1846, is in Cara,; 
and has Aniy. 3. Elizab., June 17, 1826, m. Capt. Nath'L 
Gushing, of H., Dec. 18, 184.5. 4. Joseph B., Feb. 3, 1828, 
machinist, in Bos'n. 5. Frederic O., 1830 ? grad B. U , 1852. 
6. Edward, Jan. 27, 1833, mechanic in Bos'n. 

80. Capt. Nath'l, s. Dea. Elijah 43, m. 1, Grace Foster, in 
1833, and 2, Abhj Hammett, in July 1837, and resides in 11., at 
the Four Gorners. A shipmaster, ch. : 1, Grace F., Ap., 1834. 
(By 2d.) 2. Lucy A., June 2.5, 1840. 3. Mary E., Feb. 13, 
1842. 4. Sarah R., Dec. 29, 1845. 5. Marietta II., June 
15, 1850. 

81. Elijah, s. Dea. Elijah 43, m. Caroline Briggs, hves in 
So. Scit., on his father's place, and is a shipbuilder, in connexion 
with Capt. Thos. Waterman, ch. : 1. Albert. 2. Henry. 

82. Capt. Edwin, s. Dea. Elijah 43, m. Jane W., da. Rev. 
Geo. Barstow, and lives in Bridg'r. A shipmaster, ch. : 1. 
Jane W., Aug. 7, 1835. 2. Jacob P., June 29, 1839. 3. Sarah 
W., June 6, 1842. 4. Edwin W., Dec. 5, 1844. 5. Walter 
J., Aug. 14, 1847. 6. Salome T., Sep. 28, 1850. 

83. Andrew, s. Dea. Elijah 43, m. Mary Abernethy, and lives 
in Bridg'r. ch. : 1. Andrew. 2. Henrietta W. 3. Rachel. 

84. James, s. James 44, m. 1, Abby Hyde, of Lebanon, Ct., 
Oct. 1. 1812, who was b. Sep. 15, 1787, and d. Ap. 11, 1815 ; 
and 2, Sarah Munroe, Aug. 12, 1819, who was b. Mar. 2, 1798. 
Lives in Mattapoissett, and is a shipwright, ch. : 1. Abby H., 
Feb. 14, 1815, ism. and lives in Buffalo, N. Y. (By 2d.) 2. 
James M., June 1, 1820, d. Oct. 5, 1821. 3. Sarah T., May 
12, 1822, d. Dec. 11, 1840. 4. Caroline, Oct. 30, 1824, m. F. 
W. Russell, of Matt't. 5. Mary M., Mar. 5, 1828. 6. Debo. 
L., June 27, 1830, m. James M. Washbuni, of Matt't. 

85. Calvin, s. James 44, m. Betsey Josselynn, of Pemb.. 
Aug. 7, 1814, and hves in Matt't. Shipwright, ch. : 1. Betsey 
J., July 30, 1815, m. Benj. R. Gilford, of Fairhaven, Jan. 10, 
1832. 2. Joanna, Sep. 15, 1817, m. Elisha B. Handy, Oct. 1, 
1841. 3. Calvin J., Jan. 15, 1820, d. Mar. 16, 1826. 4. Henry 
W., Ap. 7, 1823. Shij joiner, in M. 5. Sarah L., Aug. 23, d. 
Nov. 26, 1825. 6. Calvin, Oct. 4,1827. In Cal'a. 7. Charles 



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B., Ap. 20,1830. A mariner. 8. James^ Oct. 3, 1834. 9. A 
son, b. and d., 1839. 

86. John, si James 44, m. Dian Bolles, and lives iu INIatt't. 
ch. : 1. Sarah, m. John Mendell, of M. 2. Dian, m. Andrew 
Dunham, of M. 3. Jedida, m. Walter Gammon, of M. 4. John- 
A mariner. 5. Abbv. 6. Solomon. Two ch. d. young. 

87. Samuel, s. Joseph 45, m. and lives in Hingham, where his 
w. d.. Mar. 9, 1851. ch. : 1. Samuel. 2. George. 3. Benja. 

4. Joseph. 

88. Ichabod, s. Joseph 45, m. 1, Sally R., da. John Clark, of 
Plym'h., Oct. 4, 1818, and 2, Sally, da. Reuben Peterson, of 
Dux'y., Sep. 8, 1833, and lives in D. Jlas one son, Henry. 

89. Richard, s. Joseph 45, m. Mary Munroe, May 1822, who 
was b. June 16, 1798. Resides in Matt't., and is a trader. Form- 
erly a shipwright ch. : 1. Josiah M., Ap. 30, 1822, d, Sep. 15, 

1823. 2. Francis 11., Feb. 23, 1824, m. Beulah, da. Joseph 
Barstow, lives in M., and has a da. Ho^ie. 3. Josiah M., Feb. 
14, 1825. Marines. 4. Richard, Feb. 12, 1828. In Cal'a. 

5. George B., Nov. 16, 1829, d. July 28, 1830. 6. Mary M., 
Feb. 19, d. May 2, 1832. 7. Georgiana, Jan. 8, 1835. 

90. George, s. Joseph 45, m. Dorcas, da. Capt. Cyrus Brews- 
ter, in 1822, and d. Aug. 11, 1835, leaving a son George. 

91. Wilson, s. Joseph 45, m. Pettengill, and lives in 

Fairhaven. ch. 1 : Henry B. 2. Joseph. 3. Serena, 4, Wil' 
S3n. 5. Emeline. 6. Sarah. 7. Maria. 8, Edward. 

92. Benj., s. Wm. 46, m. Sarah Little, of Pemb., Doc. 31, 
1820, and lives in W. Dux'y. A masou. ch. : 1, Charles L,, June 

1824, m. Jane Ford, lives in A¥. Dux'y., is a mason, and had 
Ada J., d. ae. 2 mo's. 2. Henry W., Oct. 1827. 3. Debo. L., 
Nov. 1830. 

93. Wm., s. Wm. 46, m. Mary Weston, and lives in Dux'y, 
Shipwright, ch. : 1. Mary J. 2. Hiram. 3. Wm. 4. Dan'l. 

94. LcAvis, s. Wm. 46, m. LydiaLowden, of Dux'y., and lives in 
Dux'y. ch. : 1. Lewis B., Nov. 1831. 2. Agustas P., Jan. 1839. 

95. Rogers L., s. Wm. 46, is a merchant, ship owner, and a man 
of great business enterprise; resides in Matt't.; m. AbbylL, 
da. Elijah Willis, Esr^., Jan. 7, 1837, who was b. ^ug. 6, 1811. 



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ch. : 1. Wm. M., Ap. 21, 1838, d. Mar. 30, 1839. 2. Eliza A. 
W., Aug. 13, ISIO. 3. Elijah W., Aug. 12, 1843. 4. Rogers 
L., Nov. 9, 1845. 5. George W., June 23, 1848, d. Aug. 29, 
1849. G. Charles H., Ap. 29, 1850. 

9(3. Capt. "\Vm. C, s. C/iarles 49, m. Sarah F., da. Capt. Silas 
Morton, of Peml)., May 4, 1825, (who was b. Dec. 27, 1800,) 
and lives in E. Bos'n. Frovn the age of 15 to 4G, Mr. B. follow- 
ed the seas, — a portion of the time as shipmaster. He is now 
Treas'r. of the E. Bos'n. Co., and is a gentleman of great kind- 
ness of heart, — prompt and efficient in business, and of a sociable 
temperament, ch. : 1. Sarah E., Mar. 16, 182G, m. Henry T. 
Jenkins, of N. Y'k., Sep. 34, 1846, and has ch. 2. Amelia, July 
22, 1828, m. Henry Bowers, jr., Sep. 14, 1846, and lives in N. 
Y'k. 3. Harriet M., June 22, 1831. 4. Francis T., June 6, 
1833, d. Aug. 17, 1834. 5. Maria L., Ap. 26, 1837. 6. Wm. 
H., June 16, 1838. 7. Eloise K., Aug. 1, 1840. 8. Francis 
D., Ap. 28, 1843. 

Note. — The last 4 wei'e b, in II. ; tlic first 2 in Pemb. ; tlic third in 
Brooklyn, N. Y. ; and the fourth in lioxbury, Mass. 

97. Charles, s. Charles 49, m. Sarah A., da. Dan'l. Hudson, of 
E. Bridg'r., May 4, 1833, who was b. inBridg'r., Mar. 28, 1812. 
He lives in Bos'n., and is a shipwright by trade, ch. : 1. Sarah 
A., June 23, 1834, d. Feb. 23, 1845. 2. Charles W., Feb. 24, 
1837. 3. Fanny H., Feb. 28, 1851. 

98. Capt. Thos. H. C, s. Charles 49, m. Abby, da. Dea. 
Elijah Barstow, in 1836, and lives in IL, at the Four Corners. 
ch. : 1. Emma. 2. Haviland. 3. Sidney. 

99. Hon. Gideon, s. Gideon 50, grad. b". U., 1801, stud. Med. 
with Dr. Kittredge,of Salem, and sett, as Phys'n.,in S., where he 
enjoyed the reputation of being skilful in his profession, and atten- 
tive to its duties. In 1820, he was a member of the Conv'n. for 
revising the Const'n. of Mass. ; and from 1821 — '23, was a memb. 
of Cong., from Mass. He d. at St. Augustine, Fla., in 1852, 
■whither he had gone for the benefit of his health. He is spoken 
of as possessing fine talents, and being gentlemanly in his man- 
ners. He m. Nancy, da. Simon Forester, of Salem, who survives. 
ch.: 1. Haley F., grad. H. C, 1832, and is sett, as a lawyer, in 



BARSTOW. 241 

Syracuse, N. Y. Is m. 2. Charlotte F., d. in Detroit, Mich'n., 
in 1849. 3. Gideon F., grad. H. C, 1834, and is Assist. Engi- 
neer of the Hartford, Prov., and FishkillR. R.,in Ct. 4. Simon 
F., Dec. 1818, grad. H. C, 1841, at the Law School, and is a 
counsellor, in Bos'n. Not m. 5. Anne M.,m. Samuel Ashburn- 
ham, Chief Eng'r. of the Hartford, Prov., and Fishkill, R. R., in 
Ct. 6. Capt. Dan'l. H. Shipmaster, in the E. Indies. 7. John 
S. JNlerchant, in Calcutta. 8. Elinor. 9. Katharine F. 10. 
Francis. 11. Nath'l. S. 

100. Capt. Benj., s. Gideon 50, m. Anstiss S., da. Jas. Dunlap, 
of Salem, June 18, 1822, and d. in S., May 21, 1823, ae. 27, 
leaving an only son, Benj., b. May 2, 1823, who grad. H. C, 1842, 
and is sett, as a lawyer, in Salem. The fa. was engaged in busi- 
ness Avith the Hon. Gideon, his bro., for a time , and the fa.-in- 
law, Mr. Dunlap, was of a Scotch family, came to Am'a. in 1790, 
m. Sarah, da. Robert Stone, of Salem, and was fa. of Andrew 
Dunlap, Esq.,Dist. Att'y., during the Presidency of Gen. Jack- 
son, and of Anstiss S., who m. Mr. Barstow. 

101. Wilson, s. Gideon 50, m. Betsey S. Drew, Ap. 12, 
1820, resides in Mattapoisett, and is extensively engaged 
in ship building, at his yards, in M., where several vessels are an- 
nually fitted by him for whaling voyages. He is J. P. ; P. M. ; 
and a man of enterprise and ability, — respected by the people of 
Rochester, and a valuable citizen. His w. d. Jan. 10, 1849- ch : 
1. Jane L., June 1, 1821, d. Aug. 26, 1823. 2. Elizabeth D., 
May 6, 1823. 3. Samuel, Ap. 26, 1825, d. July 28, 1826. 4. 
Jane W., Jan. 23, 1827, d. Oct. 19, 1848. 5. Samuel, Ap. 11, 
1829. 6. Wilson, Mar. 13, 1831. 7. ZaccheusM., Sep. 1, 1833. 
8. Altol 0., Oct. 25, 1835. 9. Gideon, Ap. 1, 1838, d. Nov. 
23, 1840. 

102. Caleb, s. Wilson 51, m. Frances S., da. Pliny Brewer, of 
Norwich, Ct., in 1836, and resides in Brooklyn, N. Y. No ch. 
Mr. B. has been for 31 years, a merchant of the highest respecta- 
bility, in N. Y. city, and his business has been attended with 
signal success. He was first in partnership with John H. [low- 
land & Co., — then, for ten years, with John Barstow, Esq., now of 
Prov. R. I., during which period, several vessels were built for 



242 BARSTOW. 

them, in Hanover, for foreign and coastwise voyages. Subse- 
quently, he -was of the firm of Barstow, Pope & Co. ; but has lat- 
terly ■withdrawn from active pursuits. He is Dea. of the Church 
of the Restoration, under the charge of the Rev. H. R. Nye, and 
is spoken of, in terms of the highest commendation, as a man of 
unblemished integrity, judicious liberahty, and sterling moral worth. 

103. Henry W., s. Wilson 51, m. Mary Louisa Brewer, of 
Norwich, Ct., Sep. 27, 1827, and is an active merchant in the 
city of N. York ; prompt and efficient in business, and energetic 
and successful in its pursuit, ch. : 1. Vv''m. P., Mar. 17,1829. 

2. Louisa B., Feb. 12, 1833. 3. Caleb, Feb. 28, 1835. 4. Sam- 
uel, Ap. 26, 1836. 5. Mary E., Nov. 2, 1838. 6. Christopher 
A., Mar. 31, 1841. 7. Frances R., July 27, 1845. 8. Anna S., 
Mar. 15, 1847. 

104. Samuel, s. Wilson 51, m. Mary T. Blossom, of N. York, 
and is a wholesale grocer, and commission merchant, in that city, 
ch. : 1. Ann M., June 26, 1831. 2. Susanna M., May 9, 1836. 

3. Elisha B., Feb. 18, 1840, d. Mar. 7, 1845. 4. Mary B., Aug. 
17, 1842, d. Mar. 15, 1845. 

105. Benj. F., s. Benj. 52, m. wid. Sarah S. Leach, formerly a 
Drew, who Avas b. Sep. 26, 1806. He resides in Mattapoisett, is 
Ass't. P. M. ; J. P. ; Not. Pub. ; and a gentleman of general in- 
telligence, and much repeeted by the community in which he 1 ves. 
ch. : 1. Benjamin, Dec. 11, 1834, d. Aug. 12, 1836. 2. B ;nj., 
Jan. 24, 1827. Killed instantly, by a falling spar, on board 
schooner Lamartine, lying at the port of M., July 8, 1850. He 
was a bright and promising youth, and his loss was a severe blow 
to his parents. 3. Elisabeth S., Sep. 27, 1839. 4. Sophia, May 
28, 1842. 5. Edwin, and 6. Frank, Sep. 20, 1845, d. the same 
day. 7. Edwin Franklin, Oct. 7, 1846. 

106. Nathan H., s. Benj. 52, m. Mary Dexter, fives in Matt't., 
and is a shipAvright by trade, ch. : 1. Helen, Ap. 29, 1831. 2. 
Caroline, Nov. 12, 1832. 3. Elizab. P., Dec. 10, 1833. 4. Mary 
T., Nov. 13, 1835, d. July 9, 1838. 5. Mary T., Dec. 8, 1838. 
6. Nathan H., July 6, 1842, d. Sep. 10,1843. 

107. Henry, s. Benj. 52, m. Mary Southworth, and fives in 
Matt't. ch. ; 1. Sarah, Aug. 1, 1842. 2. Henry, Oct. 16, 1847. 

108. Edwin, s. Efias 53, is a shipwright by trade ; m. Harriet 



BARSTOW. 243 

Albro, Sep. 28, 1828, and lives in Pro v., R. I. ch. : 1. Harriet 
E., Aug. 15, 1829. 2. Abbj F., July 4, 1833. 3. Amelia A., 
July 8, 1838. 4. Edwin, Sep. 1, 1846. 

109. Elias, s. Elias 53, is a tailor bj trade, and lives in Prov., 
R. I. ; m. 1, Margaret Downing, of Green Co., Ga., Nov. 15, 
1826, who d. in Prov., Jan. 6, 1831, leaving a da., Mary J., b. 
Aug. 22, 1827, who resides in Lex'n., K'y. The fa. m. 2, Abby 
P. Tompkins, July 28, 1836, by whom he has no ch. 

110. Thos., s. Elias 53, is a grocer, in Prov., R. I. ; m. Abby 
G. Albro, Jan. 27, 1833, and has 1. Benj. T., Nov. 28, 1833, and 

2. Wm. U., June 12, 1842. 

111. Wm., s. Elias 53, is a merchant, in Prov., — dealer in 
carpets, &c. ; m. Julia G. Hodges, July 18, 1839, and has 
Martha P., Oct. 1, 1841. 

112. Hon. Amos C, s. Nath'l. 55, the present gentlemanly 
and intelligent Mayor of Prov., R. I., is of the firm of A. C. Bar- 
stow & Co., and is extensively engaged in the iron business. He 
has been for several years a memb. of the Assemb. of R. I. ; is a 
man of correct moral habits, repected by the community, a friend 
of temperance, liberal in his disposition, and successful in busi- 
ness. He m. Emehne M., da. Jas. and Sally Eames, May 28, 
1834, (who was b. Feb. 20, 1813,) and has 1, Sarah S., June 

3, 1839. 2. Emeline E., Nov. 13, 1840. 3. Mary L., Dec. 13, 
1842. 4. Martha M., Aug. 31, 1844. 5. Anne J.,' Jan. 1, 
1846. 6. Amos C, Nov. 2,1848. 7. George E., Nov. 19,1849. 

113. Ephriam R., s. Nath'l. 55, lives in Prov., R. I., and i* 
engaged in the iron trade. He m. Joanna Eames, June 10,1847, 
and has Laura E., .Jan. 4, 1851. 

114. Rev. Ezekiel H., s. Ezekiel 65, grad. Dart. Coll., 1839, 
and Avas five yrs. Princ'l. of the Lawrence Acad., in Groton, Mass., 
during which time he studied Theol., and was sett, as an Orth'x. 
Cong. Min., at Walpole, N. H., in 1845, which place he left in 
1851, and is now teacher of a Classical School, in Newton, Mass. 
He m. Eunice G., da. Rufus Clarke, Esq., of Bratt'o., Yt., in 
Aug., 1842, and has 1. Frances J., June 19, 1843, d. June 17, 
1844. 2. Henry T., Mar. 10, d. Nov. 18, 1846. 3. Henry 
0., Nov. 15, 1847, d. Aug. 9, 1852. 4. Mary C, Sep. 18, 
1849. 5. Sallie C, Sep. 2, 1851. 



244 



BASS. 



^ BASS, Rev. Benjamin, First 
J^ ^^.ft^ cii..,^f%i-^(u7%-fJ^ ^^ Pastor of the First Church, in 
(^ H., was s. of Joseph and Mary 

Bass, of Braintree, and a desc't.* of Sam'l. Bass, of Rox'j., 1G30. 
He was b. Dec. 10, 1694, grad. H. C, 1715, m. Mary, da. Rev. 
Jas. Gardner, of Mf'd., was sett, in H. in 1728, and d. May 23, 
1756, and his wid. Feb. 25, 1772. See the chap, on EccL Hist, 
ch. : 1. Mary, Oct. 30, 1730, d. Mar. 21, 1802. 2. Elizabeth, 
Mar. 18, 1733— 4, m. Edmund Sylvester, Jan. 30,1752. 3. 
Benj.. June 6,1741. 




rassiDExcE of mu. elisua bass. 



2. Benj., s. Rev. Benj., m. 1, Mercy Tolman, Oct. 28, 1765, 
who d. Ap. 4, 1792 ; and 2, Mary Eells, Mar. 3, 1793, who d. 
Jan. 8, 1808, and he Mar. 17, 1821. He was Dea. of the Church 
for many years ; Rep. in 1783, '95, '96-8, 1800, '01, '05, and '06 ; 
Town Clerk, from 1798 — 1807 ; and Selectman, from 1783 — 5. 
Lived first on Hanover st., in his father's house, where his ch. Avere 
born, and then on Broadway, where his son Elishanow resides, ch. : 
1. Mercy, Sep. 14, 1766, m. Heman Holmes, of Kigs'n., Ap. 29, 
1792, and d. Juuj 9, 1794. Her son George^ is proprietor of an 
extensive Furnace, in Prov., R. I. 2. Benj., June 26, 1768. 
3. Cinderella, Dec. 30, 1770, d. Feb. 28, 1851. 4. Huldah, 



BASS — BATES. 245 

Maj 16, 1773, m. Robt. Eells, Nov. 29, 1800. 5. Alden, Jan. 
30, 1766, m. Rlioda Tyler, lived in Camden, Me., had ch., andd. 
Oct. 6, 1851. 6. Sarah, Dec. 14, 1778, m. Joseph Eells, Nov. 16, 
1802. 7. Ellsha, July 23, 1781. Lives on his father's jlace. 
Not m. 8. Mary G., Aug. 18, 1784. Lives with Elisha. 

3. Benj., s. Benj. 2, m. Lucinda Sylvester, Dec. 4, 1794, and 
d. June 6, 1825, and his wid. May 10, 1840. Resided in his 
grandfather's house, on Broad^Yay, the latter part of his life, 
ch. : 1. Benj., Oct. 8, 1795, d. at Brook'n., N. Y. 2. Mercy 
T., Mar. 29, 1797, m. Thos. Wright, Scit., Oct. 14, 1818 3. 
Michael, Mar. 21, 1799, d. at sea. 4. John, Nov. 15, 1800. 
Lives with Robt. Sylvester. 5. Christopher S., Dec. 15, 1802. 
Lives in S. Wey'h., m. Sophia Curtis, and has Sarah J., m. John 
Blanchard, of Randolph ; Lucinda S. ; Joseph II. ; and George 
W. 6. Bardin, Nov. 23, 1804. 7. Michal, Nov. 23, 1804, 
m. Geo'. Lovell, of Ab'n. 8. Ruth T., Feb. 12, 1807, m. Melzar 
Hatch, Mar. 25, 1828. 10. Robert S., Aug. 1808 ; hves in 
E. Ab'n., is a blacksmith, m. Lydia Loud, and has Eluha, Alden, 
John Q.f Webster, Lucinda, and Robert. 



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BATES FAMILY. 

Arms : Sa. on a fesse ar. betw. 3 dexter 

hands couped bendways or., 5 mullets 

of the field. 



BATES, or BATE, Clement, of Hertfordshire, Eng'd. ? a tailor, 
ae. 40, and Ann, his wife, of the same age, with their ch., James, 
ae. 14 ; Clement, ae. 12 ; Rachel, ae. 8 ; Joseph, ae, 5 ; and 
Benj., ae. 2; embarked at London, in the Ehzabeth, William 
Stagg, Master, for N. Eng., Ap. 6, 1635, and sett, in H'm., Mass. 
In the same year, the father had land granted him, in Broad Cove 
meadows, and a house lot on the S. side of Town, now South st. 



246 BATES. 

In 1637, he, with Nicholas Jacobs and others, had each lots of 
2 acres granted them. He d. in H'm., Sep. 17, 1671, and his son 
Joseph, by w. Hester, was fa. of Joseph, -who sej;t. in that part of 
Scit. now Hanover, ab. 1695, and was the ancestor of most of the 
families of Bates in H., and its vicinity. 

^ 2. Joseph, s. Joseph, and gr. s. Clement, of H'm., was in Scit., 
in 1695, but the name of his wife we have not learned. He prob. 
lived in that part of Scit. now Hanover, and on Centre st., near 
where Joshua Mann resides. He d. in H., July 9, 1740, and his 
wid. Aug. 15, 1742, being very aged. ch. : 1. Ruth, Ap. 9, 1695, 
m. Dea. Joseph Josselynn, Dec. 19, 1726. 2. Joseph, Jan. 25, 
1697. 3. Mercy, Feb. 28, 1699. 4. Mary, Mar. 13, 1701. 5. 
Solomon, Dec. 25, 1702. 6. Amos, Nov. 25, 1705. 7. Clement, 
Dec. 27, 1707.. 8. Rachel, Feb. 22, 1710, m. Stephen Torrey, 
Aug. 15, 1735. 

3. Joseph, s Joseph 2, m. Mary Bowker, who d. a wid., July 
30, 1759. Mr. B. prob. hved near his fa., and in the house after- 
wards occupied by his son Joseph, on Centre st., beyond Joshua 
Mann's, where part of his old orchard is standing, ch. : 1. Sarah, 
Dec. 27, 1730, m. Jacob Sylvester, Nov. 5, 1753. 2. Lucy, Oct. 
14, 1732, m. Jeremiah Stetson, Jan. 3,1753. 3. Joseph, July 7, 
1734. 4. Ruth, Mar. 11, 1736, d. unm., Dec. 16, 1830. 5. 
Lemuel, July, 1738. 6. Benj., June 9, 1740. 7. Mercy, 1742 ? 
m. Joseph Ramsdell, Jan. 1, 1767. 

4. Solomon, s. Joseph 2, m. Deborah Whiting, of H'm., May 1, 
1730, and prob. d. Mar. 28, 1787. Lived on Broadway, and 
built the house afterwards occupied by his son Solomon. Of this 
house, which is a curiosity in its way, we find the following de- 
scription in the Gospel Banner, of Me., from the pen of Rev. Geo. 
Bates, a descendant; — " It was substantially built, mostly of oak 
timber, and evidently by a ship carpenter. The walls were con- 
structed of plank, grooved together, and treenailed to the sills and 
plates. The posts were all kneed, in the same manner that ships 
are kneed," ch. 1. Deborah, bap. Oct. 10, 1731, prob. d. Mar. 
29, 1786. 2. Jerusha, Sep. 1734, m. Leonard Hill, of Pemb., 
Jan. 19, 1764. 3. Solomon, June 29, 1741. 4. Anne, 1745, 
d. July 25, 1799. 



BATES. 247 

5. Amos, s. Joseph 2, m. Jemimah Caswell, Oct. 31, 1735, 
who was rccom. to the Church, in Rochester, Mass., and moved 
there over a hundred years ago, being among the early set- 
tlers of that town. His ch. b. in H., were, 1. Amos, July 
31, 1736, and 2. Jonathan, b. ab. 1741. After his re- 
moval to R., the fa. had 3. Elijah ; 4. Sylvester; 5. Moses ; 6. 
David ; and perhaps some daughters, whose names we have not 
learned. 

6. Clement, s. Joseph 2, m. Agatha Merritt, June 15, 1730, 
who d. Dec. 25, 178(;>, and he Mar. 14, 1788. ch. : 1. Clement, 
Nov. 17, 1730, d. June 11, 1753. 2. James, Nov. 10, 1732, 
went to N. Bedford, it is said, m., had ch., and d. there. 3. Seth, 
Aug., 1735. 4. Thos., bap. Jan. 17, d. Jan. 21, 1738. 5. 
Thos., bap. Ap., 1740. 6. Joshua, bap. Nov. 7, 1742, and it is 
said, d. at Rochester, Mass. 7. Gamaliel, Jan. 31, 1745. 8. 
Paul, bap. Oct. 4, 1747, d. Jan. 12, 1749. 9. Nabby, bap. Ap. 
29, 1750, m. Jno. Chapman, and d. soon after. 10. Betsey, bap. 
May 12, 1751, d. Jan. 22, 1753. 11. Betsey, bap. Ap. 29 
1753, d. Dec. 12, 1788. 12. Clement, bap. Sep. 21, 1755. 

7. Joseph, s. Joseph 3, m. 1, Phebe Bowker, Oct. 28, 1762, 
who d. Dec. 2, 1772; and 2, wid. Tamsen Bowker, Dec. 23, 
1773, who d. Feb. 7, 1791, and he Dec. 7, 1816. No ch. He 
lived on Centre st., in his father's house. 

8. Lemuel, s. Joseph 3, m. Mercy Witherell, Oct, 16, 1766, 
who d. a wid. in Feb. 1825. It is said that he d. in Me., 
and that his dessendants reside there, ch. : 1. Mercy, 1776, 
d. Dec. 25, 1848, in H. 2. Lemuel, went to Me., was m., 
and it is said, came to his death by the fall of a pile of wood 
upon him, in his barn. 3. An inf. son, d. Dec. 26, 1775. 
4. Another ch., d. Dec. 3, 1776. Was there also another son, 
Joseph, who m. an Estes. ? 

9. Benj., s., Joseph 3, m. Elizab. Crooker, of Pemb., Nov. 29, 
1759, Avho d. Ap. 19, 1793. It is said, that he d. in Me. ch. : 
1. Jabez R., bap. Nov. 16, 1760, m. Elizab. Barker, Ap. 11, 
1785, and went to Me. 2. Benj., bap. Nov. 1, 1762. 3. Joseph, 
bap. May, 19, 17 55, d. Mar. 17, 1766. 4. Molly, bap. Aug. 16, 
1767, m. Abner Magoun, of Pemb., Dec. 16, 1796. 5. Bettv, 



248 BATES. 

bap. Aug. 5, 1770, m. Asa Pool, of S. Ab'n. 6. Lucy, bap. 
July 3, 1774, m. Thos. Bates. 7. Sarah, bap. Aug. 17, 1777, 
d. Nov. 3, 1802. 

10. Solomon, s. Solomon 4, m. Aquilla, da. John Bates, of 
Scit., Nov. 20, 1769, lived first in his father's house, on Broad- 
way, and thence moved to Me., in 1787, with all his eh. He was 
a shipwright by trade, and followed that business for several years 
after he went to Me., and built several vessels on the Kennebec. 
He owned, also, a farm in Greene, Me. ; was ever regarded as an 
honest man, and a good citizen, and was '' a stern and infioxible 
republican.''^ He d. m Fayette, ab. 1815, ae. 77. ch. : 1. Douty, 
bap. Jan. 20, 17Gi3, an iron smith by trade ; was out with his fa. 
in the Rev^olutlon, and his wid. drew a pension ; m. Polly Perry, 
and had Charles, Polly, IF/>i., Jane, and Huldah ; all unm. but 
Chas., who has 4 or 5 ch. They hve in Leeds, Me. The fa. d. 
Jan. 1, 1835, and was a man of excellent character. 2. Levi, 
bap. Mar. 30, 17G(), m. Lydia Sylvester, Dec. 30, 1784, had 
H'.irvey, Levi, Ezekiel, Betsey, and Lydia, all m., and live in 
Leeds. The fa. was a ship carpenter, and d. 1825. 3. Solomon 
W., Aug. 27, 1765, bap. Mar. 30, 1766. (See No. 21.) 4. 
Abigail, m. Joseph Dunham, of Me. 5. Samuel, bap. Oct., 22, 
1761», m. 1, Hannah Stetson, Mar. 27, 1791, and 2, Sarah Dag- 
get ; sett, in St. Albans, was a farmer, and had John, Seth, Simeon, 
and Florentine, and perhaps others. He d. ab. 1849. 6. Lu- 
cinda, m. 1, Prince Waterman, Feb. 3, 1791, and 2, Jabez 
Merritt, and is living. 7. Lydia, m. Abel Crooker. 8. John, 
bap. Oct. 9, 1774, m. Deborah Stetson, was a farmer, in Greene ; 
had Wheaton, Jason, Sibyl,, Sabrina, and perhaps others ; and 
d. ab. 1832. 9. Caleb, m. Betsey Herrick, was a farmer, in 
Greene ; had Thos. H., Betsey, Amy, Sally, Caleb S., and Henry 
H. ; who are all m. The fa. Avas one of the best of men, and d. 
in G., ab. 1846. 10. Alexander, m. a Robinson. IL Sally, 
1 ap. Nov. 5, 1786. 12. Sylvia, m. Artemas Cushman. 13. 
Reuben, bap. Nov. 16, 1788, m. Susan Spraguc, is a miller by 
occupation, and has one da., Isabel. 

11. Jonathan, s. Amos 5, m. Ruth Stetson, Feb. 11, 1771, and 
lived and d. in Rochester, Mass. ch. : b. in R. I., 1. Nath'I. 



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living in R., ae. ab. 75. 2. Stetson, d. young. 3. Ruth, m. Bar- 
nabas Mendell, of R. 4. Rebecca, m. John Hall, of R. 5. Emilj, 
m. John Bennett. 6. Julia A. 7. Jonathan, d. young. 

12. Elijah, s. Amos 5, m. a Briggs, and lived and d. in Roches- 
ter, eh.: 1. Nathan, of New Bedford. 2. Roland, of Rochester. 
3. Lydia. 4. Ephraim, of Rochester. 

13. Sylvester, s. Amos 5, m. l,a Landers, and 2. Sarah Sears, 
and lived and d. in Rochester, eh. : 1. Jemima, m. Wm. 
Handy, and moved to Me. (By 2d.) 2. Sylvester. 3 Lucinda, 
d. unm. 4. Paddock. 5. Polly, m. Owen Hines, of R. 

14. Moses, s. Amos 5, ni. Susan Mendell, and lived and d. in 
Rochester, ch. : 1. Lucy, m. Alden Wing. 2. Moses, d unm. 

3. Sally, m. Philip Wing. 4. Noble E., 1791, m. Sarah Allen, 
in 181G, and lives in the new town of Marion. Has Smanna, 
Sop. 13, 1818, m. James Clark, and d. in 1849. Charles T,, 
1817, d. 1820. Charles T, 1820, d. 1821, and George S., Oct. 
22, 1821, m. Saipih N. Blankenship, lives in Marion, and has 
Marietta C, James Jl.^d. and SaroJi N. 

15. David, s. Amos 5, m., and had 1. Jared. 2. David, m. 
Hannah Harrington, lived in Me., and d. ab. 1812, having had 
David, and Salome. 3. Betsey, m. a Carr, of Westport, and d. 

16. Col. Sath, s. Clement 6, m. Anne Neal, Dec. 21, 1757, 
who d. Dec. 12, 1810, and he, in Boston, Ap. 9, 1820. He was 
an officer in the Revolutionary War, and had the reputation of 
being brave and efficient. He built the house on Centre st., lately 
occupied by Enos Bates, eh. : 1. Seth. 2. Joseph N. 3. Paul, 

4. Joshaa. 5. Anna, m. Sam'l. B. Perry, Feb. 2, 1786. 6. 
Rebecca, Nov. 26, 1765, m. Cornelius White, Dec. 30, 1801. 
7. Amos, Aug., 1769 ? 8. Michal, bap. and d. June 11, 1774. 
9. Enos, b. 1772 ? 10. Ward, bap. Oct. 15, 1775. 11. Eli., 
bap. June 29, 1777, d. Jan, 12. 1778. 12. Michal, May 3, 
1780, m. Capt. Thos. Stetson, Ap. 21, 1834, and d. 13. Celia, 
Ap. 15, 1783, m. Dryden Judd, from N. Y'k. State, Ap. 27, 
1807. He d. in 1851, and she is yet living. 14. James, bap, 
July 14, 1785, d. Oct. 26, 1792. 

17. Thos., s. Clement 6, m. Hannah Torrey, Jan. 29, 1767, 

10 



250 BATES. 

and d. Oct. 22, 1768, and his wid. m. Caleb Rogers, jr., Dec. 2(3, 
1770. eh. : Tlios. bap. June 3, 1770, prob. b. 1768. 

^ /; /; ^/^^__^^^ s. Clement 6, m. Mary 

^C/^r.^ '^'^ *'^&^^'^ Carver, of Pembroke, 



1 8 

"''' September 5, 1771, 

and d. Jan. 9, 1823, and his Avid. June, 1836. Lived on 
Cross St., where his da. Ljdia, lately resided, near Broad- 
Y/ay, and Avas a mason by trade, ch. : 1. Lydia, Feb. 4, 
1772. Living in H. Not m. 2. Gamaliel, Mar. 22, 1774. 
8. Mary P., Jan. 19, 1776, d. unm. 4. Calvin, Oct. 29, 1777. 
6. Hannah, Dec. 10, 1779, m. Levi Fish, Feb. 8, 1803, and 
is d. 6. James, Oct. 8, 1781. 7. John B., Aug. 20, 1783, 
m. the wid. of Jacob Taylor, and had one ch., who d., and he 
d. Mar. 7, 1831, in Plym'h. He was a master mason, and a man 
of note in P., and erected the court-house, and other public build- 
ings. 8. Rebecca, Aug. 3, 178-5, d. Oct. 11, 1786. 9. Deborah, 
Sep. 12, 1787, d. Mar. 22, 1788. 10. Deb(ikh, Jan. 5, 1789, 
m. Jacob Capron, of Att'o., Jan. 1, 1809. 11. Reuben, Oct. 5, 
1790, d. Jan. 31, 1829. A mason by trade. 12. Betsey, Aug. 
5, 1792, d. Nov. 21, 1825. A school teacher for many years, 
and a woman of great inteUigence. 13. Rufus, Mar. 16, 1794. 
14. Ezekiel, Nov. 5, 1795. 15. Abigail, Sep. 10, d. Oct. 
29, 1797. 

Capt. Clem- 

.•^^ ^ .ii^^-^^ ..—— 6nt, s. Clem , 

10. C^^^^^^^^e ^^^^ ^^^^::^ 6,m. Rebec- 
ca Stetson, Dec. 25, 1785, who d. Sep. 29, 1813, and he Nov. 30, 
1839. Lived on Cross st., where Hiram Studley now resides. 
He was a soldier in the Rev'n., and was at Dorchester heights, and 
elsewhere. See the chap, on the Rev'n. ch. : 1. Thos. M., Jan. 
1787. 2. Clement. 3. Hira. 4. Joshua. 5. Lucy, m. Benj. 
Stetson, Sep. 10, 1820. 6. Nabby, m. Thos. Damon, Dec. 25, 
1827, and d. m 1852. 7. Priscilla, m. Chas. Leach. 

20. Benj., s. Benj. 9, m. Martha Stetson, Mar. 3, 1786, who 
d. Feb. 26, 1848. Ho still survives, and is a revolutionary -pen- 
sioner^ having served in R. I. ch. : 1. Abigail, m. David Her- 



BATES. 251 

scj, of Ab'n. 2, Betsey, m, Wm. Bates, Mar. 4, 1812, and is 
living awid., in So. Scit. 3. Lydia, m. Wm. Stoddard, of Il'm., 
in June 1813. 4. Sallj, d. unm. 5. Horatio. 6. Benj., m. 
Hannah jMunroe, of Norton, andd. leaving ch., Harriet, Amanda, 
G-eorge, and another. 7. Oliver, d. unm. 8. John, is m. and 
lives in Roxburj. 

21. Solomon W., s. Solomon 10, m. Mary Macomber, of Taun- 
ton, Mass., and is yet living, in Norridgewock, Me., ae. 88. He 
was a ship carpenter in early life, but after his removal to Me., 
devoted his time principally to farming and trading, and kept also 
a public house in Fayette. He was J. P., for ab. 30 yr's ; Town 
Clerk of Fayette for 21 years ; Rep. to the Gen'l. Court of Mass. 
for 10 years ; and in the Senate 2 years, ch. : 1. James, Sep. 
24, 1789. 2. Harriet, Ap. 10, 1791, m. John Hubbard, and d. 
in July 1828. 3. John, Mar. 4, 1794, d. unm. 4. Linda, June 
2, 1796, m. Francis E Haines. 5. George, Feb. 12, 1798. 6, 
Silas, Feb. 12, 1798, a lawyer by profession ; d. in Havanna, in 
Nov. 1821. Not m. 7. Mary, Mar. 2, 1800, m. John Starbird. 
8. Nircan, Nov. 27, 1801, is a physican, in Machias, Me., m. 
Charlotte Dennett, and has 2 or 3 ch. 9. Sophia, Dec. 8, 1803, 
m. Asa Clark. 10. Soloman W., Aug. 2, 1805, a merchant, in 
Gardiner, Me. : m. 1, Mary A. Neil, and 2, Elizab. Dennis, and 
has 5 ch. 11. Horatio, Sep. 22, 1807, is m., lives in N. York, 
and has 3 sons. 

22. Sylvester, s. Sylvester 13, m. Melintha Clark, and lived in 
Rochester, where he d. ch. : 1. Albert, d. unm. 2. Sarah L., 
m. Stephen Luce, and lives in N. Y'k. 3. Charles, d. unm. 4. 
Thos. C, m. Rhoda Briggs, and lived and d. in Sippican, leaving 
ch., Charles S , arad. Uleiior C. 5. Polly, d. young. 6. Meletiah, 
d. young. 7. James, d. unm. 8. Orlando, m. Lucy Mendell, 
and lives in Princetown, Mass. No ch. 

23. Paddock, s, Sylvester 13, m. Nancy Sturtevant, and lives 
in Marion, Mass. ch. : 1. John S., m. Hannah Hammett, hves 
near his fa., and has Hannah, JVanoi/, Samuel, Ahhy, and Roberta. 
2. Mary, m. Edwin Blankenship. He is d. 3. Thankful, m. Jo- 
seph S. Luce. She is d. 

23. Jared, s. David 15, m. Eunice Allen, and moved to Me., 



252 BATES. 

■where he d. ch, : 1. Jared, ra. 1, Mary Clark, and 2, -wid, 
Jemima Ellis, lives in Marion, is a shipwright, and has Jared, 
Prince E., and Salome E. '1. Warren. 3. Eunice, d. 4. Ada- 
line, d. 5. Betsej. 6. David. 7. Weston A., d. 8. Thos., d. 
9. John, d. Others d. young. 

24. Seth, s. Col. Seth IG, m. Irene Delano, of Dux'y., and 
lived in D. ch. : 1. Amasa D., Ap. 13, 1792. A shipmaster ; d. 
in Halifox, N. S., ab. 1814. 2. Betsey, Oct. 31, 1794, m. a 
Patten, of Boston. 3. Nancy D., Feb. 9, 1798, m. Sam'l. Soule, 
of Dux'y. 4. Seth, Mar. 26, 1801, m. a Black, and hves in 
Boston. 5. Hannah C, Oct. 19, 1803, m. a Ilarwood, of Bath, 
Maine. 

25. Joseph N., s. Col. Seth IG, m. Eunice Oldham, who d. 
Nov. 24, and he in May, 1828. He was a soldier in the Ilev'n., 
and though young, did good service to his country, ch. : 1. Thos. 
0., July, 1783. 2. Joseph N., July, 1793, m. Ann Rainsford, 
is a shipwright, and lives in E. Bos'n. 3. Jane, May, 1797, d. 
unm. 4. Eunice 0., May, 1797, m. Thos. Winslow, jr., Dec, 
1820, and d. 5. James, Jan., 1800, m. Mary Reed, of Tyngsboro, 
and d. in Ap., 1850, and his wid. lives in Wey'h. His ch. 
were James, George, FranIcHv, Jackson, and Lewis. 

!NoTE, — Three ch. d. young in this family. 

2G. Paul,s. Col. Seth 16, m. Freelove Witherell, Ap. 8, 1795, 
and d. Feb. 2, 182G, and his wid. ab. 18C7. Lived W. of Winter 
St., in a house standing back from the read. ch. : 1. Paul, Jan, 

22, 1797, m. Tcmierancc C. Tubbs, Mar. 13, 1825, and d. July 

23, 1832, leaving ch., Sophia M., Dec. 14, 1825 ; Eliza P., 
Dec. 16, 1830 ; and Maria A. B., Aug. 27, 1829, d. jMay 20, 
1845. 2. Marshall, Dec. 30, 1798, m. Huldah Hall, of Mf d., 
and has ^Ym. M., Jan. 18, 1836 ; Peuhen S., Dec. 3 ; 1837, and 
perhaps others. Lives in Mf'd. 3. Henry, Oct. 22, 1803, m. 
Harriet W. Munroe, of Scit., May 5, 1835, is a tanner by trade, 
and lives in the old Nath'l Clark house. Has Henry A., Oct. 5, 
1843 ; Adrian W., July 20, 1845 ; Mary S., Aug. 21, 1847 ; 
and Catherine F., Oct. 16, 1849, d. Sep. 6, 1850. 5. Judson, 
Dec. 22, 1806, m. Lydia P. Curtis, Aug. 11, 1830, is a black- 



BATES. 253 

smith by trade ; lives on Centre st. ; and has Jiidson C, June 29, 
1831 ; Paul, Mar. 22, 1834 ; Lydia P., July 12, 1836, d. Oct. 
16, 1837 ; George F., July 9, d. Aug. 29, 1838 ; Lydia F., 
Dec, 28, 1839 ; and Diana A., June 28, 1843. 6. Walter, 
June 24, 1810. A stone-cutter by trade. Not. m. 

27. Joshua, s. Col. Seth 16, m. Bcthia, da. Joseph Ames, of 
Bridg'r., in 1796, and d. in B., in 1839. In early life he went to 
Canada, and set up a large furnace, which he conducted with good 
success for many years. Subsequently he returned to Mass., and 
purchased a farm innBridg'r., which is improved by his descen- 
dants, and which he occupied until the date of his decease, ch. : 

I. Joshua C, 1797. A merchant, in Boston. Not m. 2. Ze- 
phaniah, 1803, d. unm. 3. George W., 1805, m. Hannah, da. 
Andrew Tucker, of Mid'o., in 1836, lives in Bridg'r., and has 
Andreiv, Ellen, and Sarah. 4. Samuel W., 1808, m. Helen, 
da. Zenas Crooker, lives in Bridg'r., and has Helen R., Joshua, 
Corinna, 3Iareia P., and Elizabeth A. 5. Bethia W., 1813, m. 
Asa P. Keith of Bridg'r. 

28. Amos, s. Col. Seth 16, m. 1, Sibyl Bobbins, Nov. 25, 1802, 
who d. Mar. 27, 1816, and 2, Ruth Jenkins, Nov. 1, 1818, and 
built and occupied the house now occupied by B. B. Hall, on 
Centre-st. He d. May 8, 1833, and his wid., who survives, lives 
in the old Baldwin house, ch. : 1. Amos, Dec. 1, 1803, m. Deb- 
orah Hersey, lives in H'm. 2. Mary R., July 13, 1806, m. 
Nath'l. F.'Chamberlin, June 11, 1837. 3. Phebe, June 14, 
1809, m. N. F. Chamberlin, Nov. 10, 1832, and d. May 23, 1837. 

4. Oren, June 14, 1812, m. Mary A. Martin, lives in Milton. 

5. John P., June 12, 1814, m. Caroline Kimball, and lives in 
Milton. (By 2d.) 6. Ruth J., Oct. 17, 1819, m. Reuben Stet- 
son, Ap. 26, 1846. 7. Sibyl K, Feb. 2, 1821. 8. Fanny, Nov. 
16, 1822, m. John H. Carey, of H. 9. Betsey R., May 6, 1825, 
m. Benj. F. Studley, of H. 10. Rebecca W., Mar. 15, 1829. 

II. Celia A. M., Sep. 4, 1831, m. Elisha Thayer, of Baintree, 
Ap. 20, 1851. 

29. Lt. Enos, s. Col. Seth 10, ra. Lydia Tilden, Oct. 5, 1809, 
and d. Feb. 10, 1814, and his wid. Feb. 5, 1852. Lived where 
his son Enos lately resided, ch. : 1. Enos, Mar. 10, 1810. Not 



254 BATES, 

m. 2. Ljdia, Dec. 26, 1812, m. Albert Wliite, Esq., May 

1, 1836. 

80. Ward,s. Col. Seth 16, m. Ruth Stetson, in 1819, and lives 
on Centre st. He is a gunsmith by trade, and served as an arti- 
ficer in the war of 1812, in the Co. of Capt. Alexander Parris. 
ch. : 1. Seth W., July 5, 1822, d. Jan. 7, 1848. 2. Adaline W., 
July 28, 1824, m. Geo. B. Perry, in May 1846, and d. in 
Aug. 1852. 

31. Thos., son Thos. 17, m. 1, Lucy Bates, in Nov. 1792, and 

2. Mary Ramsdell, and d. Mar. 13, 1817. liived on Broadway, 
where Joshua Bates now resides. Old house gone. ch. : 1. Na- 
than, prob. d. at sea. 2. Jeremiah, d. on the Gurnet, Mar. 3, 
1813. Four ch. by this w. d young. (By 2d.) 3. Mary, Ap. 1, 
d. Oct. 25, 1807. 4. Lucy, Jan. 27, 1809, m. Sylvanus Whiting, 
Nov. 20, 1828. 5. Cyrus, Mar. 7, 1811, m. Mary Alden, lives 
in S. Ab'n., is a carpenter, and has Mary B., Cp-us A., Solon, 
Ezra T., Julia A., d. ae. 6 mo's., Ahhy A., Charles 0., and 
Susan M. 6. Hannah, Nov. 29, 1814, m. Francis Stoddard, of 
Scit. 7. Thos., Aug. 5, 1816, m. Lucy White, lives in S. Ab'n., 
and is a shoe cutter. No ch. 

32, Gamaliel, s. Gamaliel 18, m. Elizabeth Coffin, of Boston, 
and there d. in May 1822, ch. : 1. Charles, m. 1. Eliza Packard, 
and 2, Miranda Balkom, and d. in Boston, in 1852, leaving a da., 
Elizabeth A. 2. Caroline, m. a Wyatt, of Medford, and d. 3. 
Mary A., is m. and lives in Pawtucket. 4. Eliza, m, a Gillespie, of 
Nantucket. 

Note. — The son, Charles, Tvas a member of the Ancient and Honorable 
Society of Freemasons, and belonged to Mt. Leljanon Lodge, Boston, and 
to St. Paul's Royal Arch Chapter ; and on the occasion ot his decease, both 
bodies passed resolutions highly commendatory of his character and abilities. 
Those of the former body state, that " for four successive years he pretidedl 
over the interests of !Mt. Lebanon Lodge, with unusual ability, filling the 
chair with great honor to himself, and benefit to the institution ;" and by 
vote, the altar of the Lodge was clothed with mourning for three months. 
The resolutions of the latter body, of which he was presiding officer, state 
that, " in the death of Bro. Bates, we mourn the loss of an excellent, honest, 
true hearted man and mason : — one who has endeared hmiself to hia 
brethren, by the urbanity of his manners, the uprightness of his deportment, 
and the benevolence of his heart." The altar of the chapter was also clothed 
with mourning ; and we understand that a monument has been erected tc 
the memory of Brother Bates, in the beautiful Cemetery at Mt. Auburn- 
Peace to his ashes ! 



BATES. 255 

S3. Calvin, s. Gamaliel 18, m. Ellzab. Stetson, Aug. 12, 1801, 
who d. Mar. 6, 1842. He lives on Winter st., is a man of enter- 
prise ; part owner of the Forge on King st. ; and has been for 
many years engaged in the iron business ch. : 1. Eliza, Nov. 
2, 1801, m. Albert Holbrook, June 23, 18^6. 2. Olive, Aug. 10, 
1803, m. George Bailey, of H'n., June ,&, 1824. 3. Mary C, 
May o, 1805, m. Ozias Perkins, Mayfel, 1832. 4. Lucinda, 
Mar. 1, 1807, m. Marcus Packard, Nov. 28, 1833. 5. Calvin, 
July 22, 1810, m. Jane T. Kingman,'of N. Bridg'r., and d. there 
in 1843, leaving Angeline L., and Ahhy J. C. 6. Merril, Aug. 
21, 1812, m. Joseph Thomas, of H'n., Fe^. 7, 1841. 7. Elmira, 
May 24, 1816, m. Wm. P. Russell, Ap. 2J1837. 8. Angeline, 
Mar. 11, 1819, m. Lewis C. Church, o/ H. 9. Lydia. 10. 
Ruth. / 

Note. — We regret that we are unable to present a view of the residence 
of ]\Ir. B., but the inclemency of the weather prevented its being taken with 
the otliers, during the artists stay in town. 

34. James, s. Gamal. 18,. m. Hannah Walker, of Pemb., May 
21, 1807, and lives in P. ch. : 1. Wm. C, lives in Gardiner, Me. 
2. James H., of Pemb. 3. Lydia, m. Capt. Allen Dawes, of 
Dux'y. 4. Emeline, m. Fred'k Eayres. He is d. 

35. Rufus, s. Gamal. 18, m. Huldah, da. Eleazer Keith, of 
Bridg'r., and lives in H., on Broadway, in the house built by 
himself, ab. 1823. An upright and honorable member of Society. 
ch. : 1. George M., Ap. 13, 1823, m. Mary A., da. David Raras- 
dell. May 1852, and lives on Broadway. 2. Reuben, Ap. 10, 
1830. 3. Wm. C, May 25, 1838. 

36. Ezekiel, s. Gamal. 18, ra. Lois Diiggett, of Att'o.,Dec 6, 
1821 ; is a carpenter by trade ; and was a master builder and 
contractor for many years, in Boston, of the firm of Bates and 
Kelsey. He has now retired from business, and resides in Att'o. 
A man of enterprise and integrity ; of respectable standing and 
highly estemed. ch. : 1. Jesse D., July 31, 1823, m. Mary E. 
Fowle, July 9, 1845, and has Lois 2>., Sep. 1, 1850. 2. John 
T., Nov. 25, 1831. 3. Mary A., Sep. 3, 1836. 

37. Capt. Thos. M., s. Capt. Clement 19, m. Lydia, da. Bache- 
lor Wing, July 12, 1807, and lives at the corner of Winter st., in 



256 BATES. 

the house built hy himself, in 1841, where the old Wing house 
Bfcood. He w;is, for a time, Ca[it. of the Han. L. Inf. Co.; Se- 
lectman in 1840 and '41 ; Collector ; constable, &c. ch. : 1. 
George, Jan. 3, 1808, m. Lucj, da. David Warren, of Plym'h., 
Oct). 25, 1832, and lives on Centre st., near Winter st., and has 
aeor<je W., Mar. 16, 1834, d. ae. 2; Win. H., May 8, 1837 ; 
and G-eor(je W., Aug. 12, 1840. 2. Sylvia, Sep. 4, 1809, m. 
Stephen Bailey, Mar. 6, 1834. 3, Elizab. B., June 21, 1811, m- 
Cyrus Josselyn, Oct. 24, 1833. 4. Thos. M., Mar. 13, 1813, 
m. Bethia B. Cook, in 1836, had Lorenzo T. ; his w. d., and he 
lives with his fa. 5. Mchssa B., Ap. 29, 1816, m. John T. Tri- 
bou, Oct. 16, 1835. 6. Sylvanus W., Dec. 23, 1818, m. Rebec- 
ca C, da. Thorndike Felton, of N. Salem, N. H., lives in part of 
his father's house, and has Lysander F., Mar. 8, 1843 ; and 
Lucius W., Aug. 24, 1849. 7. Hannah B., Ap. 21, 1821. 
8. Laura A., Feb. 21, 1824, d. Ap. 4, 1830. 9. Mercy T., Dec. 
25, 1826, m. Wm. J. Vining, Mar. 5, 1849. 

38. Clement, s. Capt. Clement 19, m. 1, Urania Burgess, and 
2, Betsey Burgess, and lives in Plymouth, ch. : 1. Ozen. 2. 
Buby, m. Geo. Drew, of P. 3. Ilira. 4. Elizabeth, m. Sam'l. 
R. Winsld^, Mar. 25, 1849. 

39. Ilira, s. Capt. Clement 19, m. Lucy Josselyn, Feb. 24, 
1825, and lives on Broadway, in the house built by himself, ab. 
1823. ch. : 1. Lucy C, Ap. 24, 1828, m. David W. Brown, of 
E. Bridg'r. 2. Hira W., Ap. 16, 1830. 3. Julia A., Ap. 5, 
1832. 4. Ellen A., July 22, 1834. 5. Edwin J., Mar. 18, 1837. 

40. Joshua, s. Capt. Clement 19, m. Mary S. Palmer, Feb. 3 , 
1830, who d. Aug. 3, 1849. He lives on Broadway, in the house 
fitted up by himself, and first built for a Tannery, which business 
he followed for a time. ch. : 1. Cordelia, Dec. 6. 1830, m. James 
Woodman. 2. Joshua E., Mar. 18, 1833. 3. Albert E., May 
11, 1834. 4. Elizab. A., Mar. 27, 1838. 5. Julian, 1842. 

41. Horatio, s. Benj. 20, m. Mary, da. John L. Munroe, and 
d. in Norton, Mass., leaving ch. : 1. Mary A., 1812, m. Richard 
H. Hall, of Norton, and has 6 ch. 2. Horatio, Feb. 3, 1819, m. 
Sarah II. Sweet, in Sep. 1838; lives in N., and has Sarah J., 
Jan.8,1840, and Savillion H., Feb. 23, 1842. 



BATES. • 257 

42. Dr. James, s. Solomon W. 21, m. Pollj Jones, of Fajette, 
Me., and has 1, Ljdia, is m. 2. Charles A., is m. 8. Emma 
C, is m. 4. James M., a physician hj profession. The father 
stud. Med. with Dr. Ariel Mann, of Hallowell, and after spending 
2 yrs. in the army, as a surgeon, he was in Company with Dr. 
M. for 6 yrs. He was Rep. to Cong., in 1831-''o2, and is a 
gentleman of fine abilities, and correct deportment. 

43. Rev George, s. Solo. W. 21, studied for the ministry under 
Rev. Hosea Ballou, of Bos'n, and commenced preaching in 1824. 
He was sett. 1st, in Livermore, Me., where he remained until 1830, 
and then in Turner, Me., until 1852. He now preaches in Hallo- 
well. He m. 1, Hannah Haines, of Livermore, in 1821 ; and 2, 
Mrs. Lenora Prince; and has ch. 1. Laverna C, Mar. 17, 1822. 
2. Sahna M., Jan. 28, 1824. 3. Clarinda S.,Fcb. 17, 1826. 
4. Harriet C, Jan. 29, 1829. 5. George S., May 21, 1833. 
6. Silas E., Mar. 17, 1835. 7. Hannah L., Mar. 3, 1837. 
8. Mary W., Mar. 18, 1839. 9. Adelia P., Feb. 23, 1841. 
10. Julia A., June 22, 1843. 11. Solomon W., July 7, 1845. 
12. Lucella J., Dec. 24, 1851. — Three of the das. are teachers 
in Georgia. 

44. Thos. 0.,' s. Joseph N. 25, m. Rebecca Bates, Oct. 11, 
1809, is a brick-mason by trade, and lives on Silver St., in the 
old Simeon Cartis house, ch : 1. Thos. 0., ra. Mary, da. An- 
thony Sylvester, lives on Broadway, and has Robert T., Aug. 2, 
1848 ; and S'llas W., Aug., 1850. 2. Martin S.,a machinist by 
trade, m. Olive Walker, lives on Silver St., and has had 2 ch., 
one only of whom is living. 3. Andrew IL, Oct. 23, 1813, m. 
Abagail N. Cook, May 14, 1844, is a carpenter, lives in Hanson, 
and has Cfilman, Mar. 20, d. Nov. 11, 1844 ; Gilmcm, Nov. 
1846 ; ZilpJia A., Oct., 1849 ; and Silas W., Aug., 1850. 4. 
Silas G., 1818, m. Jane Briggs,and d. Sop. 22, 1848. 5. John 
G., m. Christiana Clapp, of Scit., Oct. 2, 1845, lives on Wash'n 
St., is a shoemaker, and had John G.. July 28, d. Sep. 8, 1849* 
6. James C. 

45. Joseph S., s. Comfort, of Pemb., (and a descendant of 
Caleb Bates, of Hm.) m. Sarah, da. Col. John B. Barstow, 
Oct. 2, 1820, and Uves on Broadway, E. of the Four Corners. 



258 B E AL B EXNER. BINNE Y B L ANC II ARD . 

ch: 1. Henrj S., Nov. 1821. 2. Sarah A., Nov. 1823. 3. 
John B., Feb. 17, 1826. Merchant at the Four Corners. 

46. James, s. John, of Lynn, and gr. s. of John, m. Ann 11., 
da. Joseph Damon, Aug. 16, 1838, and hves on Whiting st. 
Shoemaker, ch : 1. Lucj, Oct. 27,1838. 2. Susan M., Oct. 
24, 1840. 3. James A., Dec. 12, 1842, d. Sep. 20, 1851. 4. 
Joshua S., Nov. 25, 1844. 5. Emma R., Feb. 27, 1847. 6. 
Ehza E., Nov. 20, 1848. 7. Esther, Jan. 4, 1851. 

BEAL, Zadoc, ofxib'n., s. Noah, (and prob. a dcsc't. of John, 
a shoemaker, who, with his wife, 5 sons, 3 das,, and 2 serv'ts. 
came from H'ra., Eng. to H'm. Mass. in 1638.) was b. Feb. 10, 
1788, and m. 1, Triphena, da. Homer Whiting, May 22, 1816, who 
d. Aug. 21, 1820 ; and 2, Rebecca, da. James Whiting, Nov. 30, 
1837, and hves on Whiting st., in the house built by Asa Whiting. 
Farmer. He was one of the Selectmen in 1837. ch. : 1. Priscilla, 
Oct. 1, 1817, d. May 6, 1824. 2. an inf. son, d. Aug. 11, 1820. 

BENNER, John H., s. Joseph, of Ab'n., m. Hannah S., da. 
Eleazer Josselyn, Jan. 1, 1835, and Hves on Pleasant st, with his 
fa. -in-law, shoemaker, ch. : 1. Henry G., Jan. 1836. 2. Han- 
nah M., Oct., 1839. 3. John 2., Aug. 30, 1842. 4. Joseph W., 
Nov. 23, 1848. 

BINNEY, Spencer, of Hull, m. a da. of John Hatch, of Hano- 
ver, and his da. Ann, m. Rev. Aaron Josselyn, of Dux'y., and 
resides in D. His son Spencer, b. Sep. 24, 1828, hves in H., on 
Main st., with liis fa.-in-law, m. Caroline F., da. Abisha Soule, 
and wid. of Martin S. Torrey. Sep., 1849, and has Mercy F., Ap. 
23, 1850, and an inf , b. Ap. 27, 1852. 

BLANCHARD, Ebenezer and Christopher C, sons of Eben- 
ezer, of ; outh Weymouth., came to H. in 1844, and com- 
menced the slioe business, in which, and in trading, they are 
extensively engaged at their stores on Washington st., in the North- 
easterly part of the town. They are both upright, enterprising, 
and valuable citizens, and have done much to build up the part of 
the town in which they reside. 



BONNEY — BOWKER — BRIGGS. 259 

BONNEY, Thomas, was of Dux., in 1643, and was the ances- 
tor of most of that name in Pljm'h Co. He was a shoemaker by 
trade, was of Sandwich, Eng'd., and came to N. Eng. in 1G34, in 
the Hercules, John Witherley, master. 

1. Josiah, s. Josiah, of Pemb., b. Nov. 30, 1794, a derc't. 
of Thos. of Dux'y., m. Mercy W.,da, Timothy Rose, Ap. 2, 
1820, and lives on Washington, corner of Union st., in the house 
built by Mr. Rose. Farmer. Was one of the Selectmen in 1842, 3, 
and 4. ch. : 1. Lucy J., Sep. 11, 1820, m. Robert IT. Studley, 
of H. Oct.23,1844. " 2. Josiah W., Sep. 17,1828. 

2. Allen F., s. Roland, of Hn., m. Mary R., da. John Estes, 
Nov. 1842, and hves on Circuit st. ch. : 1. Mary E., Nov. 21, 
1844, d. young. 2. Virginia A., Sep. 26, 1846. 3. Everett, 
b. July, d. Sep. 21, 1849, ae. 3 mos. 

3. Hiram B., s. Roland, ofHn., m. Elizabeth B., da. John Es- 
tes, and lives on Circuit st. ch. : 1. Elizabeth B., Nov. 27, 
1842. 2. Ann M., Feb. 22, 1846. 3. Emma J., July 8, 1848. 

BOWKER, Benjamin H., s. Richard, of Hn., is prob. a descend- 
ant of Richard, who was in H., in 1729, and resided on the gore, 
subsequently annexed to Pemb., and now part of Hn. ; and Rich- 
ard was a descendant of James, from Sweden, who was in Scit., in 
1680, whose farm was laid out on the east of Burnt plain. (Deane.) 
Benjamin IT. was b. Sep. 5, 1820, m. Lydia, da. Ephraim Whi- 
ting, of Ab'n., July 3, 1843, and lives on Main st. Shoemaker. 
No ch. 

BRIGGS, Ezra, b, 1724. was s. Joseph, s. Lt. James, s. Wal- 
ter, who was of Scit. 1651, and purchased a farm of Mr. Hather- 
ly, on the North side of Farm Neck. The cove within the glades 
still bears the name of Briggs's harbor. (Deane.) Ezra d. in 
IT, Oct. 22, 1804, and his" wid. Nov. 26, 1805. He lived back 
of where his grandson, Joseph, now resides. East of Washington 
St., and was a soldier in the Revolution, ch. : 1. Ezra, 1758? 
2. Enoch, d. unm. 3. Charles, d. unm. 4. Nathaniel, 1764, d. 
Dec. 31, 1817. 5. Lydia, d. May 14, 1766. 6. Lydia, bap. 
Oct. 5, 1777, m. Bonj. D. Fillmore, and d. Jan. 12, 1848. 7. 
Moses, d. July 27, 1806. 8. Rachel, d. Feb. 21, 1777. 9. Sal- 
ly, d. May 24, 1800, ae. 33. 10. Joseph, bap. Oct. 5, 1777. 



2G0 BROOKS. 



2. ^ ^ son of Ezra, married 1, 

^^^/Tt^ ^yy^jy^,^^ cy^ Margaret, da. William 



Curtis, May 13, 1784, 
who d. Aug. IG, 1788. and 2, Lydia Southward, of Dux'y., May 

I, 1789. lie d. Nov. 2; 1815, and his wid. May 1, 1840, ae. 74. 
He -was out in the Rev'n. It is said that he hved for a time on Main 
St., and that his house stood where stands that of Joseph Brooks, 
jr. ch. : 1. Martha, and 2. Rachel, bap. Oct. 22, 178(3, both d. 
Aug. 13, 1792. 3. Ezra, bar>. Sep. 21, 1788, d. Feb. 14, 1790. 
(By 2d.) 4. Hannah, Oct. 1789, d. Aug. 13, 1792. 5. Ezra, 
May 16. 1791, m. Elizabeth Ficket, lives in Braintree, Mass., 
and has several ch. 6. Joseph, Dec. 22, 1793. 7. Lydia, Sep. 
6, 1795. 8. Hannah, Mar. 5, 1799, m. Dea. Ara Brookg, Feb. 
20, 1823. 9. Thomas J., Aug. 20, 1801, d. May 5, 1808. 10. 
Sarah W., Sep. 3, 1893, m. Judson Vining, of IL, Ap. 24, 182G. 

II. Betsey, Ap. 19, 1805, m. Rev. J. M. Spear, of Boston, June 
G, 1831, a distinguished philanthropist, and the ''Prisoner's Friend." 
12. Martha, Doc. 22, 180:3, m. David Vining, of H., May 4, 
1828. 13. Thomas J., Sep. 24, 1809, d. Aug. 20, 1813. 

3. Joseph, s. Ezra 2, m. Jane Paine, of Newburyport, Ap. 23, 
1817. Lived first on Main st. in the house occupied by Henry 
Curtis, built by Mr. B. ab. 1820, and now resides on Washiugton 
St., in the house built by himself in 1836. Farmer, ch. : 1. Jane, 
m. Silas G. Bates. He is d., and she lives "with her father. 2. 
Joseph, Ap. 18, 1821, m. Mary T., da. Lemuel Dwelley, Nov. 24, 
1842, lives at the corner of Union and ]Main sts., in her father's 
house, (who is deceased,) and has Sarah F., Aug. 18, 1843, and 
Joseph .4., May 8, 1851. 3. John G., Oct. 11. 1823. 4, Wil- 
liam S., Feb. 21, 1826. 5. Richard P., Oct. 21, 1828. G. 
Maria A., July 4, 1831. 7. Margaret H., Sep. 29, 1833. 8. 
Charles B., Jan. 29, 1838. 9. Elbridge B„ June 13, 1840. 

BROOKS or BROOKE, Samuel, was s. Gilbert, s. Nathaniel, 
8. William, ae. 20, who, with his bro. Gilbert, ae. 14, came to N. 
Eng. in 1G35, in the Blessing, John Liecester, master. Wm. 
was in Scit. in 1644, and his farm was South of Till's, afterwards 
DwcUey's creek. Samuel lived on Walnut street, in a house built 
there before the present road was laid out, and to Avhich the ac- 



DROOKS. 261 

cess was bv a cart path tliroui^h land of Capt, E]isliaBarrcll,nGar 
his house. By w. Elizabeth, da Thomas Graj, of Dublin, he had 

1. Betsey, m. Ilaman Stoddard. 2. Deborah, m. Codui^. Iloase, 
Ap. 4, 1796. 3. James, and 4. John, went to Me. Mr. B. d. 
in R, Maj 17, 1829, ae. 87, and his wid. Aug. 27, 18S0, ae. 89, 
and it is said they hved together, in the married state, nearly 70 
years ! 

^ ^ J y / ^^0. of Samuel, m. ], Lydia, 

2. 9^f^/V fyrc^^/tr Stetson, 1769, who d. Aug. 

17, 1792 ; and 2, Sarah, Dun- 
bar, 1794. He lived on Curtis, now Main st., in the house 
owned by James Brooks, and built by Sam'l. Curiis, and there d. 
Dec. 20., 1820, ae. 74, and his wid. ab. 1840, ae. 93. ch. : 1. 
Curtis, Dec. 12, 1770. 2. Lydia, Mar. 23, 1773, d. May 30, 
1849. 3. Sarah, Dec. 22, 1775, m. Zachariah Damon, of H., 
July 2, 1800, and d. Ap. 4, 1847. 4. Ellinor, May 4, 1778, m. 
Eells Damon, Jan. 1, 1810, and d. Nov. 12, 1846. 5. Joseph, 
Jan. 1,1781. 6. Abi, Ap. 10, 1783., m. Albert Church, and 
lives in Bath, Me. 7. Hannah, Nov. 20, 1785, d. Aug. 6, 1792. 

Note. — Mr. B., wlien but 5 yrs. old, went to live v/ith Sam'l. Curtis, 
and reraaincd with him until his death, and then occupied the house until his 
own death. 

3. Curtis, s. Joseph 2, m. Anne Southward, of Dux'y., Feb. 10, 
1793, was selectman in 1811 and '12, and d. Aug. 31, 1817. His 
Avid. is still living with Mr. Samuel Brooks, on Main st., in the house 
built by her husband, and occupied by him until his death, ch : 1. 
Samuel, and 2. Thomas, June 7, 1794. 3. Anne, and 4. Ara» 
Mar. 17, 1796. Anne, m. 1, James Whiting, Oct. 25, 1817, and 
2, Jesse Gray, and d. at Greene, Me., 1847. 5. Hannah, Ap. 
7, 1799, m.Jeremiah Belcher, of Randolph, Dec. 22, 1820. 6. 
John, Sep. 3, 1802. 7. Ruth,Dec. 31, 1806. A pair of silver 
shirt buttons is preserved in this family, a present f.om Rev. John 
Mellen, to Mrs. B., on the birth of her first twins. He did not 
repeat the gift on the birth of the second ! 

4. Joseph, s. Joseph 2, m. 1, Mary Tower, of Scit., Jan. 16, 
1803, who d. Mar. 21, 1847; and 2, wid. Hannah Series, June 
10, 1849. Lived in his father's house until his 2d marriage, and 



262 BROOKS. 

now in the Charles Doanjll house, and is part o.vner of the shingle 
and box-board mill, known as Brooks' upper mill. He Avas Select- 
man in 1837. ch. : 1. Marj, Feb. 1, 1804. 2. Lydia S., m. 
Silas Ripley, of Ab'n., and d. a wid. Jan. 12, 1847. 3. Lucy, 
Nov. 15, 1807, d. Dec. 23, 1825. 4. Deborah, Dec. 17, 1809, 
d. Jan 28, 1812. 5. Sarah D., Mar. 29, 1812, m. Piam C. Whiting, 
Sept. 15, 1831. C. Joseph, July 2, 1814. 7. James, Mar. 20, 
1817, not m. Lives on Main st. Has been Capt. of the Han. 
Artil. Co. 8. Betsey, Ap. 18, 1819, m. Lucius Ford of Ab'n. 
She is d. 9. Gilbert, July 18, 1L';:1, m. Sibyl, da. Abisha Soule, 
lives on Main st.,in the house built by himself ab. 1846, and has Ed- 
ward (^., Oct. 3, 1842. and Alfred S., Oct. 24, 1846. 10. Charles, 
Aur«-. 31, 1823, m. an Ames, of Ab'n. and went to California, 
and after he had left, his w. and only ch. d. (By 2d) 11. 
Lydia, Oct. 24, 1850. 

5. Samuel, s. Curtis 3, m. Mehitable Larkum, of Beverly, and 
lives on Main St., in the house built by Curtis Brooks, ab. 1794. 
ch. : 1. Samuel, Mar. 19, 1819, m. Mary Morey, hves in Med- 
ford, and has ch. 2. Mehitable, Feb. 3.1824. 3. Anne S., 
1829, d.ae. 9 wks. 4. Anne S., Sep. 25, 1830, m. Rufus Crane, 
of Braintree, Sep. 24, 1850. 5. Ehzabeth, 1835, d. ae. 4 wks. 

G. Thomas, s. Curtis 3, m. 1, Mary Curtis, Feb. 28, 1816, and 
2, Laura Almy, 1837. Was for ab. 12 yrs. Dea. of the Baptist 
Church, and moved to Tremont, 111., where his w. d. in 1852. He 
is Dea. of the Bap. Church in Tremont. ch. : 1. Thomas, May 
26, 1817, d. unm. 2. WiiHam, June 27, 1819, m. Julietta Mer- 
iam, of 111. and d. leaving no ch. 3. Clarissa, Jan. 24, 1822, m. 
Plummer Couch, of 111. 4. Mary A., Aug. 2, 1825, m. Wm. 
P. Lazzell, of 111. 5. Curtis, Dec. 6, 1827, d. young. 6. Char- 
lotte ? m. Cushing Jones, of 111. 

7. Ara, s. Curtis 3, m. Hannah Briggs, Feb. 20, 1823, and 
lives in Bowdoinham, Me. He is Dea. of the Bap. Church in 
Richmond, Me. Has Lydia A. ; Elizabeth ; Hannah ; Jane ; Jon- 
athan K. ; Ara C. ; and Luther S. Lost 2, d. young. 

8. Dea. John, s. Curtis 3, m. Emma Mann, Dec. 4, 1823, and 
lives on Main st., in the house built by Levi Mann, ab. 1790, and 
which has been occupied by Mr. B. since 1832. He is a respcc- 



BUEGESS — GARY CHADDOCK. 2G3 

table and intelligent farmer, and is Dea. of the Baptist Church, 
ch. : 1, John S., Oct, 27, 1824, m. Nancj C. Binnej, June 23, 
1850, and lives on Main st., in the house built bj himself, in 1851. 

2. Levi C, Mar. 5, 1827, m. Angehne S. Curtis, lives on Main 
St., in the house v/ith Melzar Hatch, and has Ella, Jan. 9, 1850. 

3. Joseph W., Mar. 3, 1829. 4. Emuia M., June 30, 1831, m. 
George W. Curtis, of H. 5. Sarah M., Dec. 12, 1832. 6. Ara, 
Ap. 28, 1835. 7. Marj E., Nov. 15, 1837. 8. Hannah E., 
Feb. 26, 1840. 9. Thomas D., June 23, 1843. 10. Elizabeth, 
Nov. 4, 1845. 11. George M., d. May 13, 1850, ae. 9 mos. 

9. Joseph, s. Joseph 4, m. Emilj T., da. Robert Gardner, of 

H'm., and lives on Main st., in the house built by himself ab. 1846, 

on the spot where stood the house of Ezra Briggs. Has been 

Town Clerk and Treasurer, since 1846. A shoemaker by trade. 

ch. : 1. Emily A., July 7, 1840. 2. Joseph L., Nov. 30, 1841. 

3. Mary E., Ap. 16, 1846. 

Note. — There was a Taylor Brooks in 11., 1 750, a sli'ipicright, but left no 
ch. on record. 

BURGESS, Benj. F., s. Loammi, of Harvard, Mass., b. Jan. 
23, 1810, m. Matilda, da. Lemuel Jenkins, of Ab'n., and hves in 
IL, on Washington st., in the old Belcher Sylvester house. A 
shoemaker by tro.de. ch. : 1. Sarah W., 1844. 2. Emory, 1847, 
3. Harriet, Sep. 15, 1851. Has lost sev. ch. all of whom d. 
young. 

CARY, John H., of E. Bridg'r., s. Francis, is a descendant of 
John, from Somersetshire, Eng'd., who settled in Dux'y. 1639, 
and who was an original proprietor of W. Bridg'r., and the first 
Town Clerk. John H. m. Fanny, da. Amos Bates, and lives on 
Circuit St. ch. ; 1. Ann A., 1842, d. Dec. 18,1849. 2. John 
F. 1845, d. Jan. 8, 1850. 3. Adelia F., Oct. 25, 1850. 

CHADDOCK, Ptev. Calvin, Fourth Pastor of the Church in 
H., was s. of Capt. Joseph, who d. in H., June, 1812, ae. 88, 
and perhaps a descendant of the Chadiviclcs, who were early in 
Wat. He grad. Dart. Coll., 1786, m. Melatiah Nye, of Oak- 
ham, and sett, first in Rochester, and then in H., in 1806, and d. 
in Va., in 1818 ? He was proprietor of an Academy, in Roches- 



264 CHAMBERLIN. 

tor, and founder of the Academy in H., and a man highly esteem- 
ed, and eminently useful. He -was Rep. of the town in 1811. 
See the chapters on Education, and on Ecclesiastical History, for 
further particula,rs of his life. His -wid. is still living in Boston, 
with her son Ebenezer N. ch. : 1. Ebenezer N., 1793, m. Han- 
nah G. Fearing, of Wareham, kept store in H., for a time at the 
Four Corners, and now resides in Boston, his place of business 
being at Comey's Wharf. Has Ahhij F., m. J. A. P. Allen, mer- 
chant, of N. Bedford; and tSttir(jis,m. Tirzah, da. Capt. William 
Savary, of Wareham, Aug. 1852, and is in Boston, with his fa. 
2. Moses G., 1795, resides in N. Y., is m. but has no ch. 3. 
Roxa, m. Albert Smith, Esq., now a lawyer in Wash'n. D. C. 
4. Mary S., bap. Aug. 23, 1807, m. Mason Campbell, Esq., 
Clerk in the Treas. Dcp't. Washington, D. C. 5. Dulce, m. Jas. 
McFarland, of Va. 6. Nancy, July 10, 1807, m. Thomas Whit- 
taker, of Charleston, Va. 7. John S. S., Oct. 14, 1810. In 
Cahfornia. 8. Sarah S., of Portland, Me. 

CHAMBERLIN, Henry, Shoemaker, according to Daniel 
Cushing's Record, with his wife, and mother, and 2 ch., came from 
Hm., Eng'd, and sett, in Hm., Mass., in 1638, in which year he 
-wvisfreeinari, and a grant of 5 ac. of land was made to him " at the 
head of Nicholas Jacobs." In 1045, he had a grant of swamp 
land, " that is the Towns by the highway to Potkey ? hill ; " and in 
both cases, he is called the Smith. He had a son Henry, and he 
a son Nathaniel, who w^as of Scit., and received grants of land in 
1693, on the east of Dead Swamp, now called Chamberlin Plain. 
He also owned land in Duxbury, in 1710, according to Winsor. 
His son Freedom, was of Pemb., b. 1697, m. Mary Soule, Ap. 3, 
1722, and had Nathaniel, Sep. 24, 1722, and ten otliers, several 
of whom sett, in Bridg'r, where their descendants still reside ' 

2. Nathaniel, s. Freedom, of Pemb., m. 1. Sarah Foster, Dec. 
17, 1743, who d. 1765 ; and 2, Dehverance, da. Thomas Snell, of 
Bridg'r, 1707, and d. in 1814, ae. 91, and his w. the same year, 
ae. 86. He was in H. in 1747, and for a few years after. Most 

^ See IMitcliell's Bridge water, Deane's Scituatc, and Lincoln's Bl-Ccnton- 
nial xVddress. My skeU-li of thii family is a little diflerent from Diane's and 
Mitchell's, and was obtained from the readers of llm., Scit., and Pemb. 



CHAMBEKLIN. 265 

of his ch. sett, in Bridg'r, and their posterity still reside there. 
But one son sett, in H., viz., Josiah, who was b. Oct, 13, 1764. 

3. Josiah, s. Nath'l. 2, was ofH., and lived first in a house 
owned by Capt. Rob't L. Eells, which stood on Wash'n. st., near 
Wm. Curtis's, and then built on Spring st., where his son Josiah 
now resides. He m. 1, Lucy Pratt, Nov. 25, 1784, who d. Mar. 
26, 1789 ; and 2, Abigail Crooker, of Pemb., Mar. 18, 1790, and 
d. Oct. 18, 1829, and his wid. Nov. 7, 1847, ae. 83. (She was 
b. Oct. 16, 1764.) ch. : 1. Lucy, Mar. 23, 1785, m. Ezra 
Phillips, of P., Sep. 25, 1814, andd. June 7, 1832. 2. Lydia, 
Aug. 21, 1788, d. Sep. 14, 1821. (By 2d.) 3. Nabby, Aug. 
22, 1796, m. Cephas Perry, Oct. 7, 1838. 4. Josiah, Nov. 17, 
1798. 5. Nathaniel F., Jan. 6, 1802. 6. A twin brother of 
the last, d. Feb. 15, 1802. 

4. Josiah, s. Josiah 3, m. Sophia Taylor, of Scit., Aug. 26, 
1821, and lives on his father's place. A shoemaker by trade, 
ch. : 1. Josiah W., Feb. 11, 1822. 2. Nathaniel P., Mar., 1824, 
m. Mclatiah, da. Sam'l. Stetson, Aug. 20, 1848, and lives on 
Washington st., m part of Joseph Briggs's house. 3. William H., 
July 19, 1827. Not m. 4. Lucy, Sep., 1834. 5. George, and 
6. Francis, b. Aug. 29, 1840. 

5. Nathaniel F., s. Josiah 3, m. 1, Phebe Bates, Nov. 10, 1832; 
and 2, Mary R. Bates, June 11, 1837, and lives on Centre si, in 
the house built by Dan'l. Chapman, where stood the house built by 
Ezekiel Stetson, for his father, Seth. ch. : 1. Nath'l. M., Oct. 20, 
1833. 2. John B., Mar. 18, d. Oct. 4, 1836. (By 2d.) 3. 
John B., Jan. 23, 1838. 4. Amos B., Aug. 24, 1839. 5. My- 
ron T., Oct. 20, 1843. 6. Ida. 

6. Josiah W., s. Josiah 4, m. 1, Melinda Coxe, of H'n., Sep. 12, 
1841, AYho d. Dec. 21, 1845; and 2, Sarah T. Ewell, of Scit., Nov. 
30, 1848, and lives on Broadway, in part of the Salmond house. 
Shoemaker, ch. : 1. Josiah W., Dec. 8, 1843. 2. Mary T., 
June 21, 1845. (By 2d.) 3. Sarah M., Jan. 6, 1850. 4. Alice 
G., Ap. 15, 185L 

7. Norman, s. of Alpheus, of Mansfield, Ct., b. May 19,1819, 
m. Rebecca S., da. Thomas 0. Bates, Oct. 4, 1841, and Hvcs on 
Hanover st., in what was the Ephriam Palmer house, afterwards 

17 



266 CHANDLER — CHAPMAN. 

occupied by Dr. Dwelley. He is a shoemaker by trade, ch. : I, 
Leander E., Aug. 24, 1843. 2. Mira A., Ap. 6, 1847. 

NoTK. — There are several distinct families of Chamberlin's in N. Eng., de- 
seendants of dilferent persons who came early to the country, llichard was 
in Boston in 1G42. Thomas was freeman, 1()44. Eihnund was in Chelms- 
ford in 16G5, and there was a family early in Ct. The iianie is found in 
England as early as 1069, and is on the famous Battle Abbey Roll. 

CHANDLER, Henry D., s. Isaac, of Dux'y-, b. July 14, 1825, 
came to II. in 1849, lives at the Four Corners, and is a carriage 
trimmer, and harness maker, which business he had previously 
carried on in Boston. Not m. Sec the chapter on Manufac- 
tures, &c. 

CHAPMAN, Ralph, ae. 20, was of Southwark, Eng'd., and 
came to Am., in the Ehzabeth, of London, Wm. Stagg, mas- 
ter, in 1635. He was of Dux'y., in 1640, a ship carpenter by 
trade, and afterwards of Mf 'd. He m. Lydia Wills, Nov. 23, 
1642, and d. ab. 1671, leaving sev. ch., of whom Ralph, had a son 
^^^n, who was of Hanover. The name of Chapman is quite com- 
EQj^n in England. 

• ;'2. John, s. Ralph, jr., m. Sarah, da. Abraham Booth, June. 1730, 
nd was first of Newport, R. I., and then of H., where he d. Jan. 
3, 1811, at the advanced ago of 105 ! He is said to have re- 
tained, to a remarkable degree, his health and vigor to the last, 
and about " two years previous to his death, he rode on horseback 
a distance of nine miles, to visit his great grand daughter, that he 
might hold on his knees her two children, his descendants in the 
fifth generation. Going into the yard, he split a log of wood, 
mounted without assistance, and returned home.'" He w^s of the 
Society of Friends. But one of his sons has descendants in IL, 
viz : John, b. Ap. 5, 1741. 

3. John, s. John 2, m. 1, Ruth Torrey, Mar. 13, 1766 ; 2. 
Abigail Bates, Mar. 22, 1786 ; and 3, Bethia Gardner, of Pemb., 
Dec. 14, 1790, and d. in H. May 20, 1809, and his wid. in Dec, 
1841, ae. 83. The only one of his ch. residing in IL, is Daniel, b. 
Jan. 27, 1800. The fa. lived for a time, on a small island, in 

^ Winsor's Dux'y., p. 244. 



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CHURCH. 267 

George's swamp, off tlie road, about one mile from Enos Bates', be- 
tween his house and that of Thos- M. Bates. 

4. Daniel, s. John 3, m. Clara Burbank, and lived first a short 
distance W. of the centre meeting house, where Nath'l. F. Cham- 
berlin resides, and built that house. He now lives on Wash- 
ington St., on what was formerly the Joshua Simmons' place, 
in the house built by himself, which stands wdiere stood that of 
Mr. Simmons, which was torn down by jNIr. C. eh. : 1. Clarissa, 
May 1, 1823, m. William F. Harris, of So. Scit., (b. Mar., 1822, 
s. Abiel, of Braintree,) ajid has Win. F., May 7, 1846 ; Clara 
L., May 27,1848, d. Aug. 18, 1850 ; Charles W., Oct. 4, 1851 
d. Aug. 8, 1852. 2. Harriet, Nov. 1, 1824, m. Laban Wilder, 
of So. Scit., July 9, 1844. 3. Ara, Oct. 14, 1827, m. Sally W., 
da. David Damon, had Eugene X., and d. Sep. 1, 1852. 4. 
Timothy B., July 18, 1831. 5. Daniel L., Sep. 15, 1834. 6. 
Laura A., July 18, 1840. 

CHURCH, Richard, b. 1608, s. Joseph, was freeman in Bos- 
ton, 1630, and Plym'h., 1632, m. Elizabeth, da. Richard Warren, 
1636, and was f^i. of Col. Benja., the noted hero of the Indian 
Wars. In the life of Col. Church, drawn up by his son Thomas, 
it is said that Richard's fa. Joseph, " with two of his brethren, 
came early into New England, as refugees from the religious op- 
pression of the parent state ;" and Deane suggests, that Hiehard, 
who was early in H'm., may have been one of these " brethren," 
and hence uncle to the warrior ; and this Richard had a son 
Natlianiel, probably the one who sett, in Scit., in 1666, whoSe 
farm was on the North River, South of Cornet Stetson's, includ- 
ing the hald hills, and his house stood near the river, and nearly 
opposite to Job's landing. Fr^^m Nathaniel probably descended 
Timothy Church, of H. 

2. Timothy s. Nath'l. ? and grandson of Nath'l., of Scit. ? m. 
Elizabeth Rose, Sep. 5, 1765, and lived E. of Washington st., 
near where Martin Church resides, and there d., Mar. 2, 1776, and 
his wid. Mar. 24, 1794. ch. : 1. Timothy, bap. May 29, 1768. 
2. Hannah S., b. May 29, 1772, d. Ap. 17, 1795. 

3. Timothy, s. Timothy 2, m. Rebecca, da. Samuel Stetson, 



268 CHURCH — CLARK. 

Nov. 27, 1796, and lived E. of "Wasli'n. st., v>'here his md. d., 
July 12, 1850, ae. 75. ch. : 1. Timothy, Sep. 20, 1797, drown- 
ed in N. River, May 2, 1815. 2. William, Dec. 19, 1799. 3. 
Samuel S., bap. July 4, 1802. 4. Martin, bap. 1805. 5. Eliza- 
beth R., bap. Sep. 18, 1808. 6. Lucy, 1809, d. July 4, 1812. 
7. Harvey, 1816, d. May 14, 1818. 8. An inf., d. Jan. 22, 1820. 

4. William, s. Timothy 3. m. Lucy B., da. Robert Sylvester, 
July 29, 1821, and lives on Hanover st., on the place formerly 
owned by Rev. Mr. Bass, but in the house built by himself, in 
1828. A tanner by trade. Was Selectman in 1849. eh. : 1. 
Lucy W., Nov. 21, 1824, m. Joseph B. Sylvester, Feb. 8, 1847. 
2. Wm., Oct. 15, 1827. Lives with his fa., and is unm. 3. 
Eliza M., Feb. 1835. 4. Hannah, Nov., 1837. Two ch. d. 
young. 

5. Samuel S., s. Timothy 3, m. Sarah E., da. Robert Sylvester, 
Dec. 14, 1828, who d. Dec. 28, 1850. He lives on Wash'n. st., 
in the house built by himself in 1828, on the spot where stood 
formerly the house of Jona. Pratt, which was torn down by Mr. C. 
ch. : 1. Samuel H., Sep. 15, 1830. Works in Curtis's Forge. 
2. Timothy. Oct. 3, 1833. 3. Juletta. 4. Sarah. 5. Adeline. 
6. Benjamin, Jan. 25, 1844. 7. Robert. 8. Alice R., Oct. 6, 
1850, d. Mar. 10, 1851. 

6. Martin, s. Timothy 3, m. Caroline, da. Edward Stetson, in 
May, 1832, and lives on Wash'n, st., opposite his brother's, in the 
house built by himself, where formerly stood that of Othniel 
Pratt, ch. : 1. Bradbury, Nov. 26, 1838. 2. Hannah M., Jan. 
1, 1844. 

7. Lewis C, s. David F., of Mf'd., b. Sep., 1816, m. Angeline, 
da. Calvin Bates, and lives on Winter st., in the house built by 
himself. Carpenter, ch. : 1. Lewis A., Mar. 29, 1839. 2. 
Amelia F., Jan. 25, 1841. 

CLARK, Thos., came from Plym'h. to Sclt., in 1674, and his 
farm was on the W. of Walnut tree hill, adjoining that of Cornet 
Buck. He m. Martha Curtis, 1676, and had Thomas and others. 



CLARK. 269 

^ /-v^ . /l j9 V ir., succeeded to his father's 

(yj^iZoO-yUA^^ 6^^^"^ house, and by w. Alice Ro- 

gers, whom he m. in 1705, had John, of Hanover, and others ; 
and he and his w. moved to Rochester, in 1731. (Deane's Scit., 
237.) 

2. John, s. Thos. jr., m. Abigail Tolman, of Scit., who d. in H., 
a wid., Aug. 21, 1789, ae. 85. He lived in an ancient house, 
two stories high in front, sloping back nearly to the ground, which 
stood near the mansion of Mr. Samuel Salmond, on Wash'n. st., 
at the Four Corners. A shipwright bj trade, ch. : 1. Hannah, 
d. in H., unm., Ap. 15, 1810, ae 88. 2. Ruth, m. James Blank- 
enship, of Rochester, 1747. 3. Nath'l, 1731 ? 4. EUrane, Rana, 
orEllinor, d. unm.. May 15, 1809, ae. 77. 5. John, was in the 
Rev'n. war, and d. near West Point, as it is said, by over drinking 
at a spring on a sultry day. He was m., and left ch., who moved 
to Rochester. 6. Benjamin. 7. Lydia, m. Joshua Barker, of 
Rochester, Aug. 3, 1760. 8. Belcher, of H. 9. Abigail, m. 
— Bolles, of Rochester? 10. Sage, m. Josiah Mann, jr., Scit., 
Mar. 2, 1769. 

3. Nathaniel, s. John 2, lived on Washington si, where Henry 
Bates resides, and was a ship-carpenter by trade. He m. Alice 
Healy, Nov. 17, 1763, and d. in 1814, ae 73, and his wid. Jan. 
11, 1818, ae. 75-. See the chap, on Ship building, ch. : 1. 
John, m. a Roberts, and d. in Ply'h., leaving ch. 2. Nathaniel, 
a ship carpenter, lived first in Plymouth, and then in Rochester, 
where he has sons. 3. Benjamin H. 4. AUce, m. Levi Caswell, 
July 17, 1795, who d. in Me. 5. Chloe M., m. Jabez Studley, of 
H., Feb. 23, 1800. 

4. Belcher, s. John 2, m. 1, Ann Wade, June 27, 1771, who d. 
ab. 1781 ; and 2, wid. Sarah Perry, da. Nath'l. Josselyn, of Pemb., 
Aug. 4, 1783, hved on Washington st., in a house which stood 
where stands that of Mr. Samuel Salmond, and was a ship-car- 
penter by trade. It is said that he was out in the Rev'n. ab. 8 
mo's., at R. I., and elsewhere. He d. Oct. 17, 1826, ae. 84, 
and his wid. ab. 1831. ch. : 1. Silvia, d. Mar. 20, 1799, ae. 25, 
2. Barnabas, d. unm., ae. 49. Shipwright. 3. Joseph W. 4. 
Zebulon, Aug. 4, 1780. (By 2d.) 5. Ruth, m. Alpha Tribou, 



270 CLARK. 

and cl. in Ab'n., ab. 184G. 6. Sarah, bap. June 21, 1795, m. a 
Sampson. 7. Reuben, Feb. 1, 1795, d. unm. 8. Francis, livin-; 
in Port'd., Me., is m. and has ch. 9. David, Uves in Me. Mari- 
ner. Was on the Gurnet in the last war. He is m. and has ch. 

5. Benjamin H., s. Nath'h 3, m. Marj Neal, Oct. 10, 1802, 
and had in H., Thos. G., Feb. 21, 1804 ; and Benj. H., Mar. 28, 
1805. The fa. moved to Mf'd., Avhere he now resides, and has 
other ch., of whom a da., Marj, m. Nath'l. H. Whiting, of M. 
Mr. C. was a school teacher part of the time in H ; and after his 
removal to Mf'd., was long in the employ of Mr. Jonathan 
Stetson. 

6. Joseph W., s. Belcher 4, m. Beulah Bassett, of Kigs'n., who 
d. Oct. 19, 1847, ae. 67. Lives on Broadway. FolloAved the 
seas in his youth ; but has lately given his attention to farming, 
ch. : 1. Ann W., Nov. 22, 1812, m. Joseph C. Stockbridge, and 
d. ae. 24. 2. Joseph, July 5, 1815, m. 'l, Ann Caldwell, and 2, 
Jennet Crook, lives in Medford, and has Julia A., Ulizah., and 
an infant 3. Elizabeth W., May 1, 1818, m. Levi Sturtevant, 
May 20, 1849, and lives in Pemb. 4. Lydia, July 14, 1821, m. 
Gad J. Bailey, of H. 5. Andrew, Nov. 3, 1825. Works in 
Barker's Foundry, on King st. Not m. 6. Sophia B., July 
1829. 7. Henry, Nov. 3, 1842. In E. Ab'n., learning the car- 
penter's trade. 

7. Zebulon, s. Belcher 4, m. Christiana, da. Isaac Josselyn, 
1812, and lives on Broadway, near the Four Corners. Black- 
smith, shipwright, farmer, &c. ch. : 1. Almira, Dec. 20, 1813, 
m. Amander Alden, Oct. 7, 1838, and lives inBridg'r. 2. Geo., 
Nov. 6, 18 15, d. in Washington, N. C, ae. 27. 3. Samuel, Sep. 
21, 1817, m. Lydia Eells, and lives in Medford. Has J/ar^ S., 
living. Has lost 2. 4. Charles, July 27, 1819, m. Sarah Cook, 
and lives in Pemb. Has Sarah F., Chas. C, Lomira IT., and 
UHza If. Shoemaker by trade. 5. Lovisa, May 13, 1821, m. 
Alexander Alden, of Ab'n., June 9, 1850. • 6. William, Nov. 23, 
1823. Lives with Chas., in Pemb. 7. Priscilla, Jan. 10, 
1826, m. George W. Eells, Nov. 16, 1845. 8. Mary A., Nov. 
23, 1828. 



CORTHELL — CROOKER. 271 

CORTTIELL, Levi, s. Robert, of Scit., b. June 20, 1742, m. 
Debo. Curtis. Oct. 12, 1769, and it is said, lived ^^'here Enos 
Curtis does, on Whiting st., the place being called Corthell's hill. 
He had several eh., and moved to Me. His son Calvin, b. Feb. 
16, 1775, m. Patience Vinal, of Mf 'd., was a blacksmith, lived 
nearly o}3posite Thos. M. Bates's, on Circuit st., and d. Aug. 16, 
1839. His wid. is yet living, ch. : 1. Lucy L., Mar. 17, 1808, 
m- Francis B. Ellis, Jan. 9, 1826, who d., and she lives a wid. 
with her mo. 2. Calvin C, Aug. 4, 1813, d. May 23, 1814. 
8. David, Mar. 16, 1816, m. Phebe S. Pratt, May 9, 1837, who 
d. Nov. 5, 1841, having had Phoebe 31., Dec. 7, 1838, and Ada- 
line, May 29, 1841. 

CROOKER, or CROCKER, Daniel, was in H., in 1736, m. 
Mary Ramsdell, Ap. 28, 1736, and had Daniel, b. June 5, 1740, 
who was father of Ensign, of E. Bridg'r., b. 1770, and gr. fa. of 
Ensign, of H. ? — also Tilden, b. 1755, who was of H., and others. 

2. Tilden, s. Daniel, was a ship carpenter by trade, and kept 
tavern for a time, near the Four Corners, his house being now oc- 
cupied by Rufus' Farnum. He m. Priscilla Barker, of Pemb., and 
d. Sep. 8, 1818, ae. 63. ch. : 1. Capt. Tilden, June, 1782, m. 
wid. Dorothy Hillborn, Jan. 16, 1837, and lived in Boston. 2. 
Nathaniel, Mar. 12, 1784, m. Anne L. Smith, Mar. 9, 1806, and 
lived in Chas'n. 3. Priscilla, Jan. 21, 1787, m. George Langley, 
Esq., lawyer, of Boston. 4. Mary C, Feb. 19, 1790, m. Benja- 
min Stockbridge. Jan. 26, 1814, and d. Mar. 1, 1818. 5. Sarah 
B., Nov. 14, 1794, m. David Stockbridge, jr. 6. Silvia, Mar. 11, 
1798, m. Charles F. Thacher, of Machias, Me., Feb. 1, 1820. 

3. Ensign, s. Ensign, of E. Bridg'r., and gr. s. Dan'L, m. 1, 
Mary Bailey, Dec. 24, 1828, who d. May, 1841; and 2, Silvia 
Foster, Nov. 1841, and lives on Whiting st., in the house built by 
Caleb Whiting, jr., and Ezra Whiting, ch. : 1. Charles E., Ap. 
28,1830. 2. Henry W., Jan., 1832. 3. Mary E., 1835, d. 
Oct. 6, 1845. (By 2d.) 4. James F., Aug. 1, 1842. 5. John 
H., Feb. 20, 1847. 

Note. — We tliink it prob. that Dan'l., of H., descended from Francis 
Crooker, who was in Scit., in 1^48, and who m. Mary Gaunt, of Banstable, 
1G47. Deane sajs of hiiu, that " he has posterity in H." 



272 



CURTIS. 




THE CURTIS FAMILY. 



County of Kent. 



Arms : Arg. a chev sa. betw. three 
bulls heads, cabossed, gu. 

Crest : A Unicorn pass, or, betw. four 
trees ppr. 



CURTIS, CoRTBis, &c., an ancient English Family, settled 
in the Counties of Kent, and Sussex. (See Berry's Genealogies.) 
Stephen Curtis, was of Appledore, Kent, ab. 1450, and several of 
his descendants Avere Mayors of Tenterden, a town from which 
some of the first settlers of Scituate came. The earlier desc'ts. of 
this pedigree, are taken from an original pedigree, in the posses- 
sion of the family, under the hand and seal of oflSce of Sir Wm. 
Segar, Garter King-of-Arms, transcribed by John Philpot, 
Blanch Lion, and entitled, " This descent of the auntient familie of 
the Curteises, in the Co. of Kent, gents., faithfullie collected out 
of the office of Arms, the public records of the kingdom, private 
evidences of the familie, and other venerable monuments of an- 
tiquitie ;" in which pedigree, and also in several old MSS., in the 
Harleian Coll., in the Brit, Mus., the arms of the family are given 
as annexed, without reference to any particular grant, but as 
borne by them in virtue of ancient usage. 

William Curtis, came to N. Eng., in the Lion, in 1632, and was 
of Boston in that year, and afterwards of Rox'y., where his de- 



CURTIS. 273 

scendants still reside. He was the ancestor of Geo. T., and Benj. 
E,., Esq'rs., of Boston. 

Richard, William, and John Curtis, were of Scit., in 1643, and 
Thos., in 1G49, who was of York, Me., and who returned there. 
John left no descendants on record. A few of the desc'ts. of 
Thos., are in Scit., and elsewhere; and more of the desc'ts. of 
Richard. The desc'ts. of Wm., are quite numerous, in Scit., Han- 
over, and other towns in Mass. These are here given. 

1. William, bro. of Richard and John, was in Scit., in 1643, 
but the name of his wife is not given, nor have have we found the 
date of his death. His farm was on the North River, next South 
of the Wanton farm, (Deane,) and he was a member of the 2nd 
Church. His ch. were, 1. Joseph, May 1664. 2. Benj., Jan., 
1667. 3. Wm., Jan., 1669. 4. Jno., Feb., 1671. 5. Miriam, 
Ap., 1673. 6. Mehitable, Dec, 1675. 7. Stephen, Sep., 1677. 
Left no desc'ts. on record. 8. Sarah, Aug., 1679, m. Wm.Cook, 
Aug. 30, 1705. 9. Sam'l., June, 1681. 

2. Joseph, s. Wm. 1, bj w. Rebecca, had 1. Joseph, Mar. 23, 
1694. 2. Josiah, Ap. 5, 1697. 3. Rebecca, May 9, 1699. 4. 
Martha, Feb. 14, 1701, prob. n:. Benj. Mann, Feb. 4, 1724. 6. 
Richard, Nov. 8, 1702, prob. d. unm., in H., April. 28, 1768 
6. Elisha, Feb. 20, 1705. 7. Thankful, Jan. 17, 1708. 8. Jesse, 
Oct. 17, 1709. 9. Peleg, bap. Oct. 12, 1712. No desc'ts. are 
recorded. 

3. Benj., s. Wm. 1, m. Mary Silvester, in 1689, and, it is said, 
built the Curtis mills, on the Third Herring Brook, now owned by 
T. J. Gardner, Esq. ch. : 1. Mary, Aug. 22, 1691, m. Meletiah 
Dillingham, Oct. 28,1723. 2. Benj., Dec. 14,1692. 3. Eben'r., 
Aug. 1, 1694. 4. Lydia, Feb. 27, 169 >, m. Joseph House, jr., 
Dec. 13, 1716. 5. Sarah, Dec. 20, 1697, m. Sam'l. Clapp, jr., 
Jan. 7, 1725. 6. Ruth, Jan. 14, 1700. 7. Susanna, Mar. 23, 
1702, d. Ap. 14, 1714. 8. Debo., Aug., 1704. 9. Wm., July, 
1706, m. Martha Curtis, Nov. 3, 1738, lost 3 ch., d. young, and 
had Anna, May 19, 1748, m. Jno. Curtis. 10. David, June 26, 
1708. 11. Peleg, Sep., 1710. 

4. Wm., s. Wm. 1, was m., and prob. had 1. Mary, who m. 



274 CURTIS. 

Joseph Benson, of Hull, May 17, 1727. 2. Racliel, who m. 
Neh'h. White, Ap. 25, 1737, and 3. a son Wm., b. ab. 1G96. 
The records of this family are wanting. 

5. John, s. Wm. 1, m. Experience Palmer, Mar. 4, X708, and, 
according to Deane, settled near Hugh's Cross. We think it is 
prob. that his house stood where stands that of the late Leni'l. 
Curtis, on Washington, near Silver st. ch. : 1. Jolm, Mar. 14, 
1700. 2. Bezaleel, Sep. 9, 1711. 3. Susannah, bap. Oct. 16, 
1714. 4. Elizabeth, bap. May 28, 1721. 

6. Sam'l., s. Wm. 1, m. Anna Barstow, Sep. 11, 1707, and, 
according to Deane, settled on the paternal farm. He owned 
land in H., and was part owner of the first saw-mill erected on 
Main street. His ch. were, 1. Jyim'L, June 24, 1708, m. Han- 
nah Whiting, of H'm., Nov. 14, 1739, who d. Oct. 26, 1789, ae. 
72, and he. Mar. 24, 1794, ae 86. No ch. Lived on IMain st. ; 
and Mr. Sam'l. Brooks, who was named from him, has in his pos- 
session a silver watch, and a pair of buckles, a legacy from Mr. C. 
2. Anna, Ap. 14, 1711, d. Dec. 30, 1787, ae 77. 3. Martha, 
Aug. 3, 1713, m. Wm. Curtis, Nov. 23, 1738. 4. ]\^iriam, Jan. 
7, 1715-6. 5. Debo., Feb. 7, 1717-8. 6. Simeon, June 1, 
1720. 7. Amos, July 15, 1722, m. Mary Faunce, of Kigs'n.. in 
1744, lived in Scit., on the homestead, and d. in 1748, and his 
wid. m. Nath'l Church. He had ch., Samuel, Feb. 19, 1745, and 
Amos; Feb. 4, 1747, d. young. 8. Mehitable, Sep. 9, 1726. 

s. Joseph 2, m. Mary 

J^ ^^y^ ^ Palmer, Septem. 27, 

Cxf-^-i^ ^CCA-^/ 1727, uho l Ap. 9, 

1750, and he, Dec. 31, 
1753. Lived on Circuit st., it is said, and, with Joseph House, 
was proprietor of the mill, afterw^ards called Eliab's mill. He was 
known asCrovernor Curtis, and was a man of enterprise in his day. 
ch. : 1. Mary, Aug. 1, 1729, m. Wm. Gould, of Bridg'r., Dec. 

25, 1751. 2. Joseph, Sep. 21, 1731, m. Abigail , and d. 

Aug. 14, 1759, having had Jose2)h, 1754, and JSeth, 1757. 3. 
Joshua, Sep. 22, 1733. 4. Experience, July 28, 1735, d. June 
25, 1738. 5. Stephen, bap. July 15, 1739, d. May 11, 1817 ? 
6. Thankful, Ap. 2, 1742. 




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CURTIS. * 275 

/x; . /, ^ / '/7 ^- Joseph 2, m. Sarah 

^f ly^i>/\ I U^^CiA Collamore, January 1, 
^ "^ ^ 1729, and d. in H., 

Feb. 26, 1777. Lived on Curti?, now Main st., and was an ex- 
tensive land holder, eh.: 1. Abncr, 1727. ? 2. Rebecca, bap. 
Dec. 19, 1731, d. Mar. 10, 1732. 3. Seth,bap. Aug. 25, 1734, 
d. July 27, 1751. 4. Job, bap. Aug. 17, 1736, lived on Mainst., 
and d. unm., iVp. 6, 1804. He was Selectman in 1781. 

9. Elisha, s. Joseph 2., m. 1, Martha , and 2, Sarah Chit- 
tenden, Nov. 12, 1741, and seems to have lived on the lane now 
leading to T. J. Gardner's mill, in Scit. ch. : 1. Mehitable, bap. 
May 18, 1735, d. young. 2. Elisha, bap. Ap. 3, 1737. 3. 
Zechariah, bap. Nov. 25, 1739, m. Lydia Palmer, Jan. 21, 1762, 
and had Zecli., 1763, and Jjydla, 1767. (By 2d.) 4. Mehitable, 
d. Aug. 10, 1744. 5. Martha, bap. June 2, 1745. 6. Calvin, 
bap. Sep. 27, 1747. 7. Luther, bap. Ap. 9, 1749. 8. Mehit- 
abel, bap. Aug. 11, 1751. 

10. Jesse, s. Joseph 2, m. Sarah Mann, Sep. 20, 1739, and d. 
in IL, July 22, 1759, and his wid. Nov. 17, 1802, ae. 80. Lived 
on Curtis st. ch. : 1. Elijah, Ap. 16, 1740, d. Feb. 7, 1824. 
2. Abel, Mar. 21, 1742, m. Ruth Turner, Feb. 12,1776, and had 
Ahel, 1777, aideon, 1779, and Bidli, 1784. 3. Jesse, Mar. 27, 
1744. 4. Debo., Ap. 17, 1746. 5. Gershom, Feb. 1, 1748, m. 
Mary Stetson, in 1780, and moved to Me. ch. b. in H. : Briggs, 
1776; Diana, 1777; Gershom, 1781 ; Turner, 1785 ; and Chas., 
1787. 6. Sarah, Feb. 17, 1750, prob. d. Jan. 28, 1775. 7. 
Charles, July 10, 1752. Left no desc'ts. on record. 8. Amos, 
Oct. 31, 1759, d. Mar. 8, 1808. 9. Orpha, Oct. 16, 1759, m. 
Thos. Farrow, in 1807. 

11. Benj.,s. Benj. 3, m. Hannah Palmer, Dec. 13,1716, andd. 
in H., Feb. 21, 1756. He was Selectmanin 1727 and '28. ch. : 1. 
Benj.,bap. Ap. 27, 1718, d. young. 2. Thos., bap.Sep. 4, 1720, m. 
1, Sarah Utter, Aug. 20, 1741, who d. Dec. 28, 1753; and 2, Ruth 
Eose, Feb. 26,1756, and had ffannah,114:2, d. 114:9 ; Debo., 
1744, m. Levi Corthell, 1769; Sarah, 1746; Thos., 1750; 
Lydia, b. and d. 1754 ; Faith, 1757 ; liiith, 1759; and Hannah^ 



276 CURTIS. 

1762. 8. Luke, bap. Mar. 11, 1722. Left no desc'ts. on record. 

4. Hannah, bap. Mar. 1, 1724. 5. Caleb, bap. May 8,1726, 

prob. m. Mercy Low, of H'm., Oct. 30, 1752. 6. Nath'I., bap. 

Mar. 31, 1728, in Scit. Left no desc'ts. on rec. 7. Benj , bap. 

Oct. 4, 1730, in H. 8. Rachel, bap. Oct. 4, 1730, m. John 

Gould, Bridg'r., Oct. 26, 1749. 9. Mary, July 15, 1732, m. 

Marlboro' Turner, Nov. 26, 1753. 10. Relief, Oct. 1738. 

Note. — There was a Benj., who m. Naomi Bailey, Mar. 9, 1741, and 
had Ezra, Sep. 10, 1741 ; Stephen, May 15, 1744 ; Benj., Feb. 22, 1747; 
Nath'L, Ap. 16, 1749; and Jacob, Mar. 22, 1753, A little obscurity hangs 
over these families, which we have found it difficult entirely to clear up. 

12. Ebenezer, s. Benj. 3, from the best information I can gam, 
m. Elizabeth Ramsdell, Feb. 2, 1749, and d. Mar. 6, 1753, and 
his wid. m. Josejjh Bates, Jan. 3, 1761. He had ch. : 1. Elizab., 
May 18, 1750, prob. d. Dec. 9, 1810. 2. Wm., Oct. 14, 1751, 

m. Rebecca , and d. June 25, 1793, and his wid. m. Isaac 

Turner, Aug. 28, 1795. His ch, were Wm. G., bap. June 25, 
1775, stud. Law with Benj. Whitman, Esq., and d. June 25, 
1795; Rufus,17'n, d. 1791"; Rebecca, bap. May 23, 1779, m. 
Ozias Whiting, Mar. 2, 1797 ; Saha, bap. Sep. 16, 1787, m. 
Richard Estes, May 15, 1803; and Samuel, bap. July 4, 1790, 
d. Sep. 12, 1792. 

13. David, s. Benj. 3, m. Bethia Sprague, of Dux'y., Dec. 14, 
1732, and had in H., 1. Nehemiah, Jan. 3, 1733. 2. Ezekiel, 
Ap. 30, 1735. 3. Paul, May 29, 1737. 4. Michael, Ap. 30, 
1739. 5. David, Aug. 23, 1741. 6. Ruth, July 31, 1743. 
After this date, the family disappears, and we find no farther trace 
of it. The father prob. moved from the town with his ch., — and 
tradition says, to the Western part of Mass. ■ 

/"^ n /^ / s. Benjamin 3, m. Experience Ford, 

14 ^c'f^iW [ ^^'^^ ab. 1749,.and Uved in Scit., in the 
O ^-^ house afterwards occupied by his 

son Peleg, and now owned by his gr. s. Philip. He -was quite a 
business man, a substantial farmer, and a man of industry and 
thrift, ch. : 1. Lucy, d. unm., ab. 1825. 2. Experience, m- 
Sam'l. Randall, of Scit. 3. Peleg. 4. Bethia, m. Jas. Gray, ab. 
1785. 5. Thankful, m. Peleg Simmons, of Scit. 6. Leafy, d. 
young. 7. Joseph, Jan. 12, 1766, 



CURTIS. 277 

/WuiAy^ u, p^^^^^ j^^^_ 29, 1718, and 

d. in H., Mar. 4, 1737. Prob. lived on Curtis st. ch : 1. Abe], 
Nov. 24, 1719. Left no desc'ts on record. 2. Jael, or Joel? 
Aug. 14, 1721. No desc'ts. are recorded. 3. Wm., Aug. 27, 
1724, (m. Martha Mann, Nov. 13, 1747, and d. Jan. 11, 1759 ? 
leaving ch. : Wm., Dec. 4, 1748, m. Debo. Curtis, Jan. 5, 1775, 
was Selectman in 1786, d. June 26, 1793, and his desc'ts. are in 
Me. ; Martha, Dec. 11, 1750, m. John Barnes, jr., H'm., Feb. 
16, 1772 ; Abel, Aug. 10, 1752 ; Joel June 28, 1754 ; &'amnel, 
May 24, 1756 ; and Margaret, June 28, 1758, m. Ezra Briggs, 
jr., May 13, 1784.) 4. Marg't., Nov. 6, 1726, m. Jno. Barnes, 
H'm., Dec. 24, 1746. 5. Reuben, Feb. 6, 1729. 6. Lemuel, 
Nov. 9, 1731. 7. Mehitable, Nov. 1, 1734, m. -Elijah Waters, 
ofH'm.,Mar. 31, 1755. 

Note. — Ebenezer, s. Wm., jr., m. Zintha Stetson, and had eh., of -whom 
a da. Cynthia, m. Wm., Whiting, of H., and Mary H., m. Benj. Munroe. 
He had other ch., most of whom are m., and hve in Me. 

16. John, s. John 5, m. 1, Abigail Waters, of H'm., Sep. 28, 
1738; 2, Sarah Franklin, of H'm., June 29,1732 ; and 3, Mary 
Bryant, of Scit., Nov. 6, 1738, who d. June 2, 1797, ae. 86, and 
he Mar. 23, 1799, ae. 90. He had no ch. by his first w. By 
.the 2d. w. he had, 1. Sarah, Mar. 16, 1733. 2. Miriam, Oct. 20, 
1734. 3. John, May 6, 1737, d. young. (By 3d.) 4. Betty, 
Aug. 26, 1739, m. Solo. Bryant, of Plympton, May 1, 1766. 5. 
John, Jan. 2, 1741. 6. An infant d., Ap. 23, 1743. 

^ Jiu{oJUt£ iZpf^^' '^"^^'^ ^' '^' ^^""^^ — ' 

K^ who d. Mar. 8, 1792, ae. 

73, and he, Ap. 26, of the same year. He built the house on the 
W. side of Washington st., a few rods S. of Hiram Gardner's, 
and there lived and d. ch. : 1. Susanna, June 8, 1744, m. Thos. 
Hatch, Jan. 12, 1769. 2. Eben'r., Sep. 28, 1745, (m. Mary 
Randall, of Scit., who d. in Oct., 1800, and he, Aug. 12, 1807. 
Lived where Hiram Gardner now resides, and had Clarissa, bap. 
Aug. 16, 1778, m. Nath'l. Winslow, jr., of Scit., Oct. 13, 1796 ; 
Paul, bap. June 13, 1779, d. unm. ; and MicJial, bap. June 16, 




278 CURTIS. 

1786, m. Col. Jolin Collamore, of Scit., and had 12 ch., of whom 
are John, Esq., dealer in glass and china ware, Boston, and Davis 
and EI)en'r.,of N. York.) 3. Marv, bap. Oct. 2, 1748, d. ae. 
18. 4. Prince, bap. Ap. 1, 1750,^1. Oct. 31, 1815. 5. Ex- 
perience, bap. Jan. 6, d. Jan. 7, 1754. 6. Experience, bap. Ap. 
13, 1755, d. Jan. 1842. 7. Elizabeth, bap. Oct. 1757, d. Dec. 
9, 1810. 8. Paul, bap. Jan. 24, 1763, d. unm. 9. Nabbj, bap. 
Sep. 9, 1764, d. Oct. 1, 1787. 

18- /y ^ (Capt. Simeon,) s. Samuel 

t/yt^<^Cni /zZ^^-^y '5' ™" 1-^^*^"''^*^^ Sprague, 
C ^^ Duxbury, April 20, 1742, 

who d. September 14, 1757; and 2, "wid. Lucy Macomber, 

and d. March 7, 1810. Lived in the house now occupied 

bj Thomas 0.*Bates, W. of Silv ;r st., and was a man of note 

in the town ; highly intelhgent, and useful in public affairs, ch. : 

1. Simeon, July 4, 1743, d. Nov. 14, 1753. 2. Melzar, Ap. 17, 

1745. 3. James, July 17, 1747. Moved to Freeport, Me., m., 

and had James, Simeon, &c. Was Rep. to the Mass. Leg., from 

Me. 4. Asenath, Nov. 21, 1749, d. Nov. 3, 1758. 5. Lusanna, 

Nov. 25, 1753, m. EUjah Stetson, Dec. 13, 1791. 6. Simeon, 

Oct. 11, 1756. (By 2d.) 7. Barker, bap. Nov. 18, d. Dec. 2, 

1759. 8. Lucy, May 4, 1761, d. Dec. 17, 1793. 9. Asenath,. 

bap. Jime 19, d. July 1, 1763. 10. Mary, July 30, 1767, m. 

Job Young ? 11. Barker, Nov. 11, 1769, stud. Law with Benj. 

Whitman, and had an office for a time where Hiram Curtis now 

lives, but finally moved to Me., and m., but had no ch. 

19. Joshua, s. Joseph 7, m. Abigail House, Dec. 17, 1761, and 
sett, in Ab'n., where both he and his w. d. ch. : 1. Joshua. 2. 
Abigail, m. Ebed Yining, of Ab'n. 3. Rufus. 4. Josepli, prob. 
lost at sea. 5. Marlboro'. 6. Leafy, m. Isaac Burrill. 7. Seth. 

20. Abner, s. Josiah 8, m. 1, Debo. Mann, in 1749 ; (Scit. 
Rec.) 2. Sally Ford, July 3, 1766, who d. May 2, 1795, ac. 
64 ; and 3, wid. Phebe Dunbar, formerly a Howard, Ap. 6, 1799, 
and d. inlL, Sep. 18, 1799, ae 72 A curious document, con- 
taming the marriage contract between Mr. C, and his 3rd w., is in 
the possession of Dea. John Brooks, of H. Mr. C. lived on Curtis, 
now Main st., near the Baptist Church, ch. : 1. Abner, 1754 ? 



CURTIS. 279 

2. Debo., m. Wra. Curtis, ji», Jan. 5, 1775. 3. Seth. 4. Hul- 
dah, m. Eells Damon, July G, 1775. 5. Rebecca, m. Stephen 
Damon. 

21. Elisha, s. Elisha 9, m. 1. Elizabeth Studley, Jan. 15, 1760, 
"ffho d. July 10, 1776 ; 2, Elizabeth Church, July 20, 1777, who 
d. Nov. 15, 1795, ae 55 ; and 3, wid. Macomber, of ISIf'd. Lived 
near Gardner's mill, also at the Tiffany place, and finally moved 
to K Salem, N. H. ch. : 1. Reuben, m. Hannah Barker, of 
Pemb., and prob. d. Mar. 9, 1806, ae. 44. 2. Betty, bap, Ap. 
15, 1764, m. Thos. Macomber, jr., Mf 'd., Ap. 3, 1794. 3. 
Martha, bap. Oct. 19, 1766, d. unm. 4. Temperance, m. Nath'l. 
Stetson, Nov. 7, 1793. 5. Philip, bap. Aug. 12, 1776, d. same 
year. 6. Rebecca, m. Elisha Barker, of Pemb., Feb. 15, 1797. 

7. Elisha, m. Hannah Curtis, and went to N. Salem, in 1802. 

8. Lucinda, 1817, d. June 21, ae. 23. 



/) /j y:0> y. (Captain Calvin,) s. Elic 

22. [J^^il^^vv ^_/>^''"^Martha Bryant, and lived 



isha 9, m. 
lived on Mill 

St., where T. J. Gardner, Esq., now resides. His old house 
is gone. He w^as an officer in the Rev'n., and one whose name is 
often alluded to on the Rev'y. Rolls, and the records of the town. 
See chapter 8. ch. : 1. Calvin, Oct. 23, 1777, moved to 
Camden, Me., m. and d. there, leaving 3 sons. 2. Capt. Edward, 
Sep. 10, 1779, m. Desire Jacobs, Mar. 24, 1811, lived on his 
father's place, was a carpenter by trade, and a man much re- 
spected. He d. Nov. 12, 1845, leaving one da. Elvira^ Ap. 2, 
1814, m. T. J. Gardner, Esq., Nov. 29, 1832. 3. James, May 
21, 1781, m. Prudence Bird, and lived and d. in Charlestown, 
Mass., leaving ch. 4. Lebbeus, May 10, 1783, lived in Chas'n., 
"was m.,and went into the Army, in the war of 1812. 5. Mary, 
Aug. 25, 1785, m. Joseph Tibbett, of Mcthuen. 6. Martha, 
Apr4, 1789, d. unm.. Mar 25, 1847. 

23. Jesse, s. Jesse 10, m. 1, Hannah Peterson, of Scit., July 
27, L768, who d. Aug. 5, 1791; and 2, wid. Lucy Morton, form- 
erly a Leavitt, and d. Dec. 13, 1811, ae. 68. Lived on Main st., 
■where the wid. Thomas now resides, ch. : 1. Hannah, m. Elisha 
Curtis, Nov. 29, 1787. 2. David, Jan. 22, 1781. 3. Jesse, 
Dec. 24, 1783. 4. Joseph, Feb. 12, 1786. 



280 CURTIS. 

24. Peleg, s. Peleg 14, m. Ruth l^owker, lived in Scit., was a 
farmer, and d. in June, 1834, and his wid. Dec. 14, 1845, ae. 86. 
ch. : 1. Leafy, Mar., 1783, m. Stowers Clapp, and d. ab. 1803, 
leaving a son Edward^ who is in Pawtucket. 2. Philip, June 5, 
1786, a carpenter by trade, m. Sarah Everton, of Canton, and has 
Leafy, m. Wm. Ulman, of Boston ; and Sarah, m. Samuel. Q. 
Cochran, of Boston. 3. Stephen, Feb. 1792. 

25. Joseph, s. Peleg 14, m. Polly Bowker, Feb. 1, 1808, and 
lived in So. Scit,, near the 3d Herring brook, where he d. Nov. 7. 
1834. His wid. survives, ch. : 1. Leafy, Kov. 29,1808, m. 
Joel Bowker, and lives in Bos'n. 2. Joseph, Aug. 10, 1810, d. 
Aug. 5, 1811. 3. Joseph, June 11, d. Nov. 14, 1812. 4. 
Joshua, July 21, 1814, m. Frances M., da. Seth Curtis, hves in 
Brighton, and has Joshua F., July 1, 1848. 5. Peleg, Oct. 18, 
1818, a carpenter by trade, m. Abby S., da. Seth Curtis, and 
has SophroniaL., Sep., 1849, and an inf. s., b. 1852. 6. Joseph, 
Jan. 4, 1822. Merchant, of the firm of Curtis, Sampson, & Co., 
Kilby St., Boston. Not m. 

26. Reuben, s. Wm. 15, m. Mary Randall, who d. Mar. 25,1757, 
and he May 15, 1758, leaving one son. Snow, bap. Aug. 10, 1755. 

^^^ /y y r the son, was Selectman of IL for 

K^/Z^^Zi/' y:p 6iC-^7^cX</ eighteen years, and possessed fine 

business talents. He m. Bathsheba Hatch, lived on his father's 
place, on Wash'n. st., where Wm. Curtis now resides, and there 
d. of a cancer, Dec. 31, 1823, and his Avid. Nov. 2, 1831, ae 70. 
ch. : 1. Reuben, Ap. 26, 1784, d. Feb. 20, 1818. 2. Bela, 
Nov. 20, 1785, d. Ap. 17, 1803. 3. Capt. Levi, Oct. 29, 1787, 
m. Ruth Rogers, in 1814, lives on Elm st., was Selectman from 
1821-1826 ; T. C, from 1815-18 ; and Capt. of the H. Artil. Co. 
No ch. 4. Bathshua, Oct. 2,1789, d. Oct. 28, 1794. 5. Rob- 
ert, Ap. 1., 1791, m. Katurah Studley, Ap. 16, 1826, lives on 
Wash'n. St., and has Robert S., Feb. 12, 1827, Clerk with S. 
Josselyn. 6. Mary R., Ap. 28, 1793. 7. Barshua, July 31, 
1798, m. Luther Curtis, Jan. 30, 1820. ^. Wm., Ap. 9, 1800, 
m. Sarah Winslow, Mar. 3, 1833, lives on his father's place, and 
has 3Iary W., and Sarah J. 



1 




CURTIS. 281 

s, William 15, m. Ruth 
f /7 ,. Mann, Jan. IB, 1752, 
-C^yyyUU^L rU^^=tj and d. Jan. 11, 1807, 
S^ and his wid. July 29, 

1808. He owned part of the Forge in H., now known as the Cur- 
tis Forge, and lived on Wash'n. st., where his grand-son John now 
resides. He was Selectman from 1773-'78. ch. : 1. Lemuel, Ap. 
1753, d. June 27, 1767, being drowned. 2. Ruth, bap. Dec. 21, 
1755, d. June 28, 1790. 3. Olive, bap. Ap. 8, 1759, d. July 
14, 1798. 4. Lillis, bap. Mar. 22, 1761, d. Nov. 5., 1776. 5. 

(Reuben, Esq.,) bap. Ap. 
/l.^^^^ (^.--^Zfe'24, 1763, m. Abigail Bai- 
C/ t.£^i^'<^^ jg^^ ^^^^ 23, 1801, who d. 

Dec 24, 1841, and he Dec. 18, 1849. He was T. C. from 1807- 
'15 ; Rep. from 1815-'18, and from 1823-'25 ; lived where Capt. 
Thos. B. Donnell does, on Elm st. ; was part owner of the Forge, 
and a trader. Left one da. Iiut\ b. July 18, 1805, m. Capt. 
Thos. B. Donnell, in 1843, and d. Jan. 23, 1849. 6. Consider, 
1765. 7. Sarah, bap. Ap. 30, 1769, d. Nov. 17, 1802. 8. 
Lydia, bap. Jan. 6, 1771, d. unm. ab. 1838. 9. Lemuel, June 6, 
1772. 10. Nath'l, Sep. 14, 1777. 

28. John, s. John 16, m. Anne Curtis, Mar. 28, 1765, who d. 
Jan. 14, 1823, ae. 75, and he Sep. 26, 1799. Lived on Curtis 
St., near where Joseph Dwelley now does. His house is gone. — 
He was Selectman in 1779. ch. : 1. Debo., d. unm, 2. Anne, 
bap. Dec. 14, 1766, d. Aug, 28, 1834. 3. Charlotte, bap. Jan. 
3, 1768, d. Aug, 23, 1800. 4. John, 1770. 5. Wm.,bap. Ap. 
24, 1774, d. July 3, 1800. 6. Alathea, bap. Oct. 27, 1776, d. 
June 9, 1777 . 7. Alatliea,bap. Dec. 20, 1778, d. Ap. 16, 1801. 
8. Sam'l.,bap.July25,1784,d. Aug. 20,1826. 9. Lucius, bap. 
May 29, 1791, moved to Me., m. and has ch. 10. Mary, bap. 
Oct. 6, 1799, m. Thomas Brooks, Feb. 28, 1816, moved to Me., 
and d. there. 11. Christopher, moved to Me., and there d. 12. 
Nath'l., went to Me., m. and had ch. 
18 



282 CURTIS. 

yf / , (Melzar Esq.,) s. Capt. Sim- 

29. m//^^^ ^^^ \^£iy7y^ Z^'eon, 18, m. Keziali, da. Dr. 
^-^ Jere. Hall, Ap. 25, 1771, 

and d. Nov. 8, 1801, and his wid. Mar. 9, 1816. Lived on Silver 
St., where the wid. of his son Melzar resides, in the house now own- 
ed bj Martin S. Bates, built by Mr. C. and his bro. Jas. He was 
Selectman from 1783-'85 ; Rep. in 1784, and from 1790-'92 ; 
and T. C. from 1787-'93. ch. : 1. Keziah, Aug. 25, 1771, m. 
Joseph Gushing, Nov. 6, 1794, and moved to Me. 2. Jeremiah, 
Feb. 25, 1776, d. Dec. 1, 1798. 3. Joanna, July 15, 1784, m. 
Dr. David Bailey, of Scit., Nov. 7, 1801. 4. Lusannah, June 
25, 1789, d. Ap"! 16, 1790. 5. Melzar, Feb. 3, 1774, d. Jan. 25, 
1777. 6. Melzar, Esq., bap. July 12, 1778, m. Sarah CoUamore, 
sister of CoL John, of Scit., lived on Silver st., was Rep. in 1822 
and '26; T. C. from 1818-'24 ; and Selectman for 11 years.— 
Left no ch. He d. in Jan., 1836. 7. Asenath, May 8, 1781, 
m. Geo. Bailey. 8. Laurentia, Feb. 4, 1787, d. May 4, 1790.— 
9. Luther, Ap. 20, 1791, a carpenter by trade ; lived on Silver 
St. ; m. Bathshua Curtis, Jan. 30, 1820, and d, Aug. 25, 1844, 
leaving Bathshua, Oct. 6, 1822, and Wm. H., May 8, 1825, m. 
Susan M. Tower, of Braintree, Nov. 7, 1852, and hves in his 
father's house. 

30. Capt. Simeon, s. Capt. Simeon 18, m. Bathsheba Sylves- 
ter, Dec. 13, 1791, and sett, in E. Bridg'r., where he d, in 1837, 
ae. 80. Hii was a soldier in the Rev'n. ch. : 1. Bathsheba, 1791, 
m. Capt. Isaac Keith, of Bridg'r., in 1815, and has Qiiincy A.^ 
m. Priscilla Hathaway, has 3 ch., and lives in Ky. ; liohert C, 
m. Louisa Keith, and has 1 ch. living ; Bathsheba, not m. ; Isaac; 
and Simeon C. 2. Silvester, 1795, m. Heman Keith, of East 
Bridg'r. No ch. 3. Simeon, 1797, is unm., and lives on his 
father's place, in E. Bridg'r. 4. Robert, 1799, m. Abby M., da. 
Dan'l. Bryant. 

31. Joshua, s. Josh. 19, was a shipmaster in early life, m. Nan- 
cy Ridyard, of Eng'd., and sett, in Ab'n., where he d. in Ap., 
1825, ae. 62. ch. : 1. Joshua, 1791. 2. Rufus, m. a da. of Dea. 
Elijah Shaw, of Ab'n., lives in E. Randolph, and has ch. 3. 



CURTIS. 283 

John, 1797, m. Eliza Holbrook, lives in E. Ab'n., is a shoema- 
ker, and has Eliza E.^ m. Jesso Reed, of Ab'n. ; Sarah H., m. 
Turner Reed; Mary L.^ m. Wm. Fobes ; Ann, d. 1851; and 
John H. 4. Nancy, m. Silas Lane, of Ab'i*, and is d. 5. Jo- 
seph, is m., lives in Bos'n., and has George ; and Bebecca, m. a 
Van Ambridge ? 6. Thurza, m. Thos. Foster, of Ab'n. 7. Abi- 
gail, d. unra. 8. Marg't., d. ae. 21. 9. Salome, m. Reuben 
Burrill, and lives in N. Y'k. 10. Henry R., 1811, m. 1, Sa- 
lome Studley, and 2, Elmira Studley, lives in E. Ab'n., is a shoe- 
maker, and has Mary F. ; Henry S. ; and Edward C. 

32. Rufus, s. Josh. 19, m. Diana Keen, of Dux'y., Nov. 2 9, 
1802, and she is living a wid., in Scit. eh. : 1. Diana, m. 1, 
Colman Jenkins, and 2, Harvey Merritt. 2. Rufus, m. Rhoda 
Briggs, Feb., 1837, and has Harriet A. B., July 1838 ; Wm. F., 
Jan. 1846 ; and Geo. H, Mar., 1851. 3. Thomas J., Nov. 17, 

1808, lives at Scit. harbor, m. Jane T. Chubbuck, and has 3Iary 
J. ; Laura. A ; Julia T. ; and James H. 4. Lydia P., July 27, 

1809, m. Judson Bates, of H. 5. George, m. Debo. Lincoln, of 
H'ra., who d , leaving ch. : Emma S. ; Geo. H; and Lizzy 3L 

33. Marlboro, s. Josh. 19, m. Lupira Bisbee, of Pemb., who 
was b. Dec. 7, 1784, and d. in H'm. ch. : 1. Abigail, m. Sam'l. 
Shaw, of E. Bridg'r. 2. Lupira, m. Eben'r. Joy, of S. Wey'h., 

3. Joseph, m. Caroline Thomas, lives in S. Wey'h., and has Joseph 
L. ; Caroline F.; Edwin 3£ ; a,nd Frescott. 4. Elbridge, m. 1. 
Eliza A., da. Jere. White, of Wey'h. ; and 2, Matilda W., da. 
David Horton, of E. Bridg'r., lives in E. B., and has Elbridge 
R. ; Minot 8. ; and Edward B. 5. John, ra. Mary A. Torrey, 
of Wey'h., lives in S. Wey'h., and has vlnwe F. 6, Robert. 7 
Mary A., m. Chas. Thompson, of E. Bridg'r., and has Susan A. 
and 3Iary E. Mr. T. is a painter by trade, and is s. of Cha's. of 
Hf'x. 

34. Seth, s. Josh. 19, m. Sophia Pratt, of S. Wey'h., and had ch. : 
1. Seth, Sep. 1806, not m. 2. Sophia, m. Christo})her S. Bass, 
of S. Wey'h. 3. Sally, m. Noah Vining, shoe mfr. of S. Wey'h. 

4. Susan, m. Sam'l W:,les, of N.Ab'n, 5, Maria, m. Wm. Tri- 
bou, of E. Bridg'r. 6. Freeman, m. Hannah Corthell, of H'm., 



284 CURTIS. 

lives in S. Wey'h, and has JosejJi, and Jane F. 7. Joseph, m. 
Melinda Torrey, lived in S. Wey'h., and there d., leaving no ch^ 
8. Jane, d. ae. ab. 15. 

35. Abner, s. A]pner 20, m. Lydia Bowker, of Scit.,and d. 
Feb. 2, 1838, ae. 84, and his Avid. in 1852, ae. 94. ch. : 1, Da 
vis, bap. Oct. 13, 1776, m. 1, Charlotte Lovice, of H'm. ; 2, Mary 
Oliver, of Me. ; and 3, Marg't. Standley ; lives in Me., and has 
/as. M. ; Jno. 0.; Lydia, m. a Gould, and d. ; Charlotte S., m. 
Bcnj. Carter; Polly, m. Nathan Barlow; Charlotte, m. Jno. Ben- 
ner, and is d. ; and Hiram, d. ae. 4. 2. Desire, Feb. 1, 1778, 
m. Thos. Farrow, of Townsend, Mass. 3. Job. 4. Sally L., m. 
Levi Nash. 5. Deborah, m. Isaac Wade, of H. 6. Mary, m. 
David Vining, of H. 7. Lydia, m. 1, Caleb Torrey, and 2, Dan 1. 
Bishop. 

36. Seth, s. Abner 20, m. Persis Loring, and d. in June, 
1812, and his wid. Oct. 1, 1825. Lived first where Benj. Mann, 
Esq, resides, and afterwards where Isaac Wade now lives, on 
Main st. ch. : 1. Lucy, Nov. 5, 1791, m. Dan'l. Dunbar, of 
H'm. 2. Rebecca, Feb. 16, 1773, m. Ephraim Stetson, of Ab'n., 
Feb. 1, 1819. 3. Seth, Ap. 16, 1794, m. Ruth Loring, of H'm., 
lives in So. Scit., is a farmer, and has Charles A., Aug. 21,1817 ; 
Ahhy S., Jan. 6, 1820, m. Peleg Curtis; Frances M„ May 25, 
1823, m. Joshua Cartis ; and Ruth A., Mar. 9, 1827. 4. Lor 
ing, Oct, 5, 1797, lives in H., near the Bap. Church, m. Merrill 
Mann, Jan. 23, 1823, and has Nancy H., Jan. 26, 1825; Mary 
H:, Ap. 13, 1827 ; and Sarah J., Feb. 23, 1829, m. Walter W. 
Wardrobe, Mar. 12, 1848. 5. Abner, Esq., June 11, 1800 ; re- 
sides in E. Ab'n. ; is unm., and is one of the most extensive and 
enterprising shoe-manufacturers in Plym'h. Co. ; giving employ- 
ment to several hundred hands annually, and doing business to the 
amount of over $200,000, at his estabhshment in E. Ab'n., and at 
his extensive warehouse, on Pearl st., Boston. Mr. C. is distin- 
guished as a liberal and public-spirited man ; always ready to aid 
a good work ; and for business talent, and decision of character, 
has few superiors. 6. Hannah, Mar. 15, 1802, m. Nath'l. Fick- 
et, of Ab'n., Mar. 4, 1821. 7. Sophia, 1804, d. Feb. 12, 1808. 



CURTIS. 285 

8. Enos, Jan. 31, 1807, m. Mary J. Burrill, of Ab'n., lives on 
Whiting St., and has SopJiiaJ., 1830, m. Wm. Studley, Dec. 17, 
1851 ; Lymnder ; and Mary, 9. Sarah, Ap. 11, 1809, m. Edmund 
Shaw, of Ab'n. 10. Peter, m. Clarissa Ripley, lives in E. Ab'n., 
and has Persis, and Corinne. 

37. David, s. Jesse 23, m. Sarah, da. Paul, jr., and gr.-da. Paul 
Revere, of B6s'n., and d. in B. ab. 1841, and his wid. in 1843. 
ch. : 1. David, d. unm. ab. 1838. 2. Maria, d. ab. 1839. 3. 
Charles R., m. Lydia S. Barstow, lives inE. Ab'n., is a shoema- 
ker, and has CAas, H. ; David P., d. young ; and G-eo. E. 4. 
Wm. H., May 8, 1813, m. Jane M., da. Lem'l. Dwelley, and wid. 
of Geo. Merriam, in Sep., 1839, lives on Main st., and has Ed- 
ward R., Feb. 11, 1840 ; Geo. M., Ap. 23, 1844 ; and Ellen 
M., Aug. 12, 1849. 5. Caroline L., d. ab. 1838. 6. Geo. R., 
m. Hannah Hill, hves in Bos'n.^ and has Mary M., and Edwin. 
7. Edward A., Feb. 22, 1822, lives in Bos'n., is a Type Founder, 
m. Louisa M., da. Maj. Ephraim Andrews, of Lowell, in 1851, and 
has no ch. 8. Sarah A. 

38. Jesse, s. Jesse 23, m. Sally Nash, and d. in Chas'n., and 
his wid. is living on Main st. in H., in her father's house. He was 
a shipwright by trade, ch. : 1. Ruth, m. Wm. Hayden, of Scit. 
2. Roxa., m. Capt. Robinson. 3. Debo., not m. 4. Sophronia, 
m. Abner Loring, and d. in Bos'n. 5. Jesse, m. Alice Forbush, 
lives in Bos'n., and is a copper-smith. Has no ch. 

39. Joseph, s. Jesse 23, m. Hannah Gardner, of H'm., and d. 
Dec. 28, 1841, ae. 56, and his w. Mar. 21, 1840, ae. 59. A ship 
carpenter by trade, and worked at the Navy Yard, Chas'n. ch. ; 
1. Hannah P., Ap. 5, 1806, m. Freeman Farrow, Nov. 21 
1824, and is living in H. 2. Joseph, Dec. 5,1808, m. Debo. 
Hayden, Nov. 26, 1829, and d. Nov. 22, 1844, and his wid. m. 
Thos. H. Gardner, Aug. 31, 1845. His ch. were : Henry, Feb. 
23, 1833 ; Geo. W., Feb. 22, 1841 ; and Josejjh ff., Feb. 7, 
1844. 3. Lucy C, Mar. 1811, m. Laban Wilder, Jr., July 15, 
1832, and d. Ap. 21, 1843. 4. Capt. Benj. N., July 30, 1813, 
m. 1, Lydia S., da. Capt. Elisha Barrell, Dec. 25, 1836, who d. 
Mar. 24, 1840; and 2, Sarah, da. Calvin D. Wilder, May 12, 



286 



CUKTIS. 



1844, lives on Walnut st., and had bj 1st, Lydia 31., May 30, d. 
Oct. 8, 1838 ; and by 2d, Frances A., Dec. 14, 1846. 

40. Stephen, s. Peleg 24, m. 1, Lucinda Bailey, June 16, 1816 ; 
and 2, Mary S. Hitchcock, Dec. 8, 1818, and d. Mar. 6, 1831, 
and his wid. m. Eben'r. Simmons, Esq., and d. Ap. 30, 1837. 
ch. : 1. Lucinda, d. Aug. 18, 1817. (By 2d.) 2. Stephen, Sep., 
1820, m. 1, Matilda, da. Hon. Sam'l. A. Turner, of Scit., in Aug., 
1846, who d. Oct. 2, 1847, ae. 23 ; and 2, Eliza F., da. Sam'l. 
Pay son, of Boston, and is clerk in the extensive jewelry establish- 
ment of Palmer & Batchelders. No ch. 3. Henry J., June 2, 
1822, m. Abby, da. I. R. Jacobs, Esq.^ of Scit., Sep. 20, 1848, 
and is T. C. of So. Scit. No ch. 

41. Consider, s. Lemuel 27, m. 1, Mary House, of Pemb., Nov. 
10, 1806, who d. in 1809; and 2, Hannah Fuller, in 1811, whod. 
Ap. 24, 1832, and he in May, 1840, ae. 75. Was part owner of 
the Curtis Forge, &c. Had one son, George, b. Sep. 23, 1807, 
m. Nancy, da. Joel Bowker, of Salem, Nov. 11, 1834, lives on 
Elm St., and is the proprietor of the Curtis Forge. No ch. 




RESIDENCE OF Mil. GEORGE CURTIS. 

42. Lemuel, s. Lemuel 27, m. Abigail Rose, lived on Wash'n. 
St., where his son John now resides, and was part owner of the 
Curtis Forge, &c. He is d., and his wid. survives, ch. : 1. 
Sally, Dec. 25, 1803, m. Michael Sylvester, of H. 2. Nabby, 
Aug., 1805, m. Josiah Winslow, of H. 3. Judith, Oct. 11, 1808, 



CURTIS. 287 

m. Geo. Studlej, Jan. 30, 1834. 4. Jno., Nov., 1812. Not m. 
5. Lucinda, Oct., 1815. Not m. 

43. Nath']., s. Lemuel 27, m. Nancj Stoddard, of Scit., Mar. 
3, 1805, who d. in Oct., 1842, and he Feb. 4, 1849. Lived 
Avhere Charles Dyer does, on Water st., and was part owner of the 
works there, ch. : 1. Warren, Feb. 4, 1806, m. Harriet, da. 
Joseph Noyes, of Bos'n., May 2, 1829, lives in S. H'm., and has 
.t£arriet,¥eh. 22, 1831 ; Joseph W., d. ae. 11 mo's. ; and Sarah 
A., d. ae. 8. 2. Bethia, Jan. 27, 1808, m. Major Joshua Mann, 
of H., July 12, 1829. 3. Nath'l. H., July 6, 1812, a merchant, 
in N. Y'k. Not m. 4. Nancy N., Jan. 20, 1815, m. Benj. B. 
Llall, ofH., Nov. 26,1838. 

44. John, s. John 28, m. Sally Mann, Nov. 1, 1798, and d. 
Dec. 5, 1851, ae. 80. Was Selectman in 1822. ch. : 1. Sally, 
Jan. 17, 1799, m. Ezra Whiting. 2. John, Aug. 3, 1801, d. 
Mar. 3, 1817. 3. Wm., Sep. 6, 1803. 4. Benj., Nov. 1, 1807, 
d. Aug. 28, 1833. 5. Martin, Feb. 6, 1810. 6. Alathea, July 
12, 1812, m. Calvin Faxon, of Ab'n., Ap. 30, 1832, and d. June 
29, 1845. 7. John, July 10, 1816, m. Marian A., da. Sam'l. N. 
Fuller, of Bos'n., in Oct., 1845, is a merchant, in Bos'n., and has 
Alice B., Ap. 1847. 8. Lucinda, Aug. 16, 1819, m. Joseph H. 
Studley, Nov. 2, 1839. 

45. Joshua, s. Joshua 31, m. 1, Nancy, da. Eliab Studley, 
Mar. 18, 1816 ; and 2, Marietta Gurney ; lives in E. Ab'n. ; is a 
shoe manufacturer; and has 1. Albert, d. ae. 25. 2. Leander, 
m. Maria L. Lane, lives in E. Ab'n., is a shoe mf 'r., and has 
Albert, Julia 31., Elvira L., and Charles W. 3. Elvira, m. 
Leonard Blanchard, and lives in Bos'n. 4. Joshua, May 31, 
1825, m. Antoinette Atwell, of Lynn, lives in E. Ab'n., and has 
Wendell i?.,and Frederick 31., d. Oct., 1851, ae. 2. 5. Mary E. 
6. Marg't. K. 7. Sam'l. G. 8. George. 9. Ellen. 

46. Job. s. Abner 35, m. Bethia, da. Abiel Farrow, lived in S. 
Scit., and there d., in Feb., 1843. His wid. survives, ch. : 1. 
Bethia, m. Hosea Whiting, of H'm., Oct. 24, 1827, and is d. 2. 
Job, m. Marilla Yining, Sep. 15, 1827, lives in E. Ab'n., is a 
shoemaker, and has Edmund B., (m. Sasan S. Cobbett, and has 



288 



GUSHING. 



Susan M., Oct., 1850) ; and Catherine^ 1830, m. Benj. Burrill, 
of E. Ab'n. 3, Hiram, m. Lucinda Wilder, Nov. 27, 1834, lives 
in Snappet, and has Lucinda E., Sep. 15, 1835 ; Frederick H., 
Ap. 27, 1838 ; Sarah W., July 5, 1843; and Lucius W., Oct. 
19, 1848. 4. Philip. 5. Harriet, m. 1, Jas. Doten, Dec. 9, 
1832, and 2, Benj. Jacobs. 6. Nahum, m. Betsey Harlow, June, 

1835, and has Hoxa A., Mar. 1, 1836 ; Adaline 3L, July 1, 
1839; Bethia C, Ap., 1841; Helen A., Feb. 29, 1843; and 
Oscar H., Sep., ] 851. 7. Abigail, m. Calvin Wilder. 8. Edwin, 
m. — Rogers, of Mf d., and has ch. 9. Julia A., m. Henry A. 
Grose, July 11, 1847. 10. Adaline, m. Zenas Smith, of Ab'n. 

47. Wm., s. Jno. 44, m. Cassandra Stetson, Dec. 3, 1826, lives 
on Union st., is a trader, and has 1. Geo. W., Sep. 12, 1827, m. 
Emma M. Brooks, lives on Main st., and has Julia TK, July 19, 
1850. 2. Angeline, Jan., 1830. 3. Cassandra S., Jan. 23, d. 
Feb. 18, 1832. 4. Lucinda, 1834, d. 1836. 5. Lucinda, May, 

1836. 6. Maria, Mar., 1838. 7. Benj., Sep., 1840. 8. John, 
May, 1842. 9. Avis L., May, 1844. 

48. Martin, s. John 44, m. Debo. Stetson, in Feb., 1834, lived 
on Main st., in the house built by Wm. Curtis and Ezra Whiting, 
ab. 1827, and there d. Aug. 30, 1848, and his wid. improves his 
residence, ch. : 1. Helen M., Dec. 17, 1839. 2. Ann M., d. 
ae. 3 mo's. 3. Ann F., Ap. 17, 1844. 



GUSHING, Matthew, with his wife Nazareth, his sons Daniel, 
Jeremiah, Matthew, and John, his daughter Deborah, and his wife's 
sister, Frances Ricroft, widow, sailed from Gravesend, Ap. 26, 
1638, in the ship Diligent, John Martin, of Ipswich, master, and 
arrived at Boston, on the 10th of Aug. Matt., the fa., was b. in 
Eng'd., in 1588, and was s. of Peter, of Norfolk, whose gr. fa. had 
possessed large estates in Lombard st., London. He d. in H'm., 
Sep. 30, 1660, ae. 72, and his wid. in 1681, ae. 96. The Inven- 
tory of his estate may be seen in the Prob. Rec. SuflF., vol. 3, pp. 
219, 220. Date, Nov. 12, 1660. His four sons, and son-in-law 
Matthias Briggs, were the appraisers. Deborah and Jeremiah, left 
no children. The descendants of Daniel, and llattheiv, are in 
H'm., and elsewhere. John settled in Scituate. 



GUSHING. 289 

2. John, s. Matt., came to Scit., in 1662, according to Deane, 
and purchased the farm on " Belle house neck," of Capt. John, 
s. Wm. Vassal, to whom it Avas laid out in 1634. He m. Sarah, 
da. Nicholas Jacob, of H'm., 1656 ; was Dep. to the Col. Ct., 
many years, from 1674 ; Ass't. of the Col. Gov't., 1689-91 ; 
and Rep. to the Gen. Ct., at Boston, after the union of the Colo- 
nies. His w. d. in 1678, ae. 38, and he in 1708. Ofhisch,, 

3. John, s. John 2, b. Ap. 28, 1662, m. 1, Debo. Loring, of 
Hull, May 20, 1687, who d. 1713 ; and 2, Sarah Holmes, 1714. 
He lived at " Belle house neck," was Chief Just, of the luf'r. 
Ct., of Plym'h., from 1702-'10 ; Counc'r. of Mass, from 1710-'28 ; 
and Judge of the Sup'r. Ct., from 1728-37, of which, according 
to John Cotton, " he was the life and soul."' He d. in 1737. 
Of his ch., 

4.v^C^i^i^a \^t^P^^ m. Elizabeth, 

^"^^ "^ ' <^ wid. of Isaac Barker^ 

of Newport, R. I., and daughter of Captain Joseph Barstow, 
in 1724, and resided on that part of the territory of Hanover, 
afterwards annexed to Pembroke, and near the spot where. his 
grandson Elijah now resides, in Hanson. He is called Lt. and 
Capt., on the Rec. of H. ; was for many years a Just, of the 
Peace ; the first Rep. of the town, in 1737 ; and Selectman eleven 
years, from 1728-'39. He was one to whom much of the public 
business of the town was confided, and executed his trust with 
fidehty and success. Of his ch. 

(Hon. Joseph,) s. Elijah 4, 
was b. Mar. 1, 1731-2, grad. 
at H. C, 1752, was one of 
the most valuable citizens 
of the town in his day. 
For a sketeh of his life, see p. 110. He was Selectman six 
years, from 1768-'74, and Representative from 1773-'75, and for 

'78-79, also Town Clerk from 1774-'78. He m. Ruth , and 

lived near the Four Corners, where he d. Dec. 19, 1791, and his 

1 Deane's Sclt., p. 255. 




290 



GUSHING. 



wid. Feb. 12, 1822. ch. : 1. Ruth, ra. David Stockbrid.ge, jr., 
Dec. 23, 1779. 2. Charlotte, d. Aug. 24, 1825, ae. GO. 3. 
Elizabeth, m. Nathaniel Barstow, Aug. 31, 1786. 4. Joseph, ra. 
Kezia Curtis, Nov. 6, 1794, and moved to Me., where his de- 
scendants still reside. He has a son Beiij.^ in Camden, Me. 

5. Deborah, m. John Hathaway, of Camden, Me., Oct. 29, 1797. 

6. Horatio. 




THE -JUDGE CUSniNG HOUSE. 



6. Horatio, Esq., s. Hon. Joseph 5, m. Ruth, da. John Railej, 
and lived in his father's house near the Four Corners, He was 
Selectman nine years, for 1820, '23, '24, and from 182G-'32 ; 
also Rep. in 1831, and '33. ch. : 1. Mary B., Feb. 11, 1812, 
d. Sep. 1, 1815. 2. Horatio, June 13, 1813. 3. Henry W., 
Feb. 18, 1815. 4. Wm., Jan. 12, 1817. 5. Joseph, Dec. 6, 
1818.. 6. Edward, Ap. 20, 1820. 7. Mary E., June 12, 1821. 
8. John H., July 8, 1822. 9. Frances, July 17, 1824. 10. 
Benjamin, June 20, 1825. 11. Anna 0., July 17, 1820. 12. 
Charles S., May 22, d. Oct. 15, 1828. 13. Lucy E., May 
18, 1829. 14. Charles S., Jan. 30, 1831. 

Note. — Mrs. C, after her Inisband's decease, with her son Henry, Iniilt, 
it is said, the house now occupied by Capt. Nath'L Barstow, near the Four 
Corners. She now resides in Hartford, Ct. 

7. Dr. Ezekiel D. Cushing, a desc't. of Elijah 4, was in H., in 



CIUTLER • 



DAMON. 



291 



1827,, and d. Ap, 5, 1828, ae. S8. See p. 100. By w. Delia, he 
had a soiiy Capt. Nath'l., who m. Elizabeth, da. Edward Barstow, 
and lived in II., near the Four Corners. 




RESIDENCE OF REV. SAMUEL CUTLER. 

CUTLER, Rev. Samuel, s. Sam'l., and w. Lydia (Prout,) was 
b. May 12, 1805, moved from Newburyport to Portland, Me., in 
1826, and was there in business until 1834. In Feb. of that year, 
he moved to Bos'n., and was there in business until 1889. From 
1836, to 1839, he spent his time in preparing for thS ministry, under 
the Rev. Dr. Stone, and was settled in Hanover, Mass., in 1842. He 
m. 1, Julia A., da. Levi Cutter, of Portland, Me., Aug. 31, 1829, 
who d. Dec. 28, 1830, ae. 24 ; and 2, Elizabeth D., da. John 
Gardner, of Exeter. N. H., June 19, 1833. Has one son by her, 
Samuel G., b. Oct. SO, 1835. Mr. C. resides near the Four 
Corners, in the fine parsonage house, erected for him by his Soci- 
ety, in 1849, a view of which is annexed. 



DAMON, Jno., and sis. Han'h., were in Scit. as minors, in 
1633, under the guardianship of their uncle, Wm. Gillson. The 
desc'ts. are numerous, in Scit., 11. , and Mfd. 

2. Eells, s. Zach., of Scit., and a desc't. of John, m. Huldah 
Curtis, May 1, 1777, lived on Whiting st., corner of North, was a 



292 



DAMOX. 



housewn,<;:;lit, and d. Aug. 26, 1805, being drowned near Boon 
Island, Me., and his wid. d. Mar. 12, 1830. ch. : 1. Zach., Dec. 
17, 1775. 2. Natli'l. E., Jan. 4, 1780, d. 1781. 3. Eells, 
June 15, 1783. 4. Job, Nov. 9, 1785, m. Ruth Gushing, went 
off, and has not been heard from for 20 years. 5. Sally, June 12, 
1788, m. Eliph't. Belcher, Wey'h. 6. Rufus C, July 14, 1792, 
went to Bl's., and m. there. 7. Huldah, May 29, 1794, m. 
Alvah Wood, and died in Plym'h.' 8. Abner, Ap. 19, 1797, d. 
Ap. 80, 1799. 9. Lenthea, Aug. 22, 1800, m. Sam'l. Turner, 
Randolph. 

3. Zach., 8. Eells, 2. m. Sarah Brooks, lived on- Whiting st., 
was a carpenter by trade, and his w. d. Ap. 4, 1847. ch. : 1. 
Sarah B., Mar.. 16, 1801, m. Chas. Thomas. 2. Thos., Oct. 20, 
1804. 3. Joseph B., Nov. 13, 1809, edu. at Newton, m. wid. 
Martha Burbank, and is sett, as a Bap. min., in Lake Village, 
N. H. 4. Zach., Sep. 7, 1812, ra. 1. Abig. Southward, Dux'y.; 
and 2. Ann Rogers, Wey'h., and lives in Phihpston, Mass. 5. 
Debo. C, Oct. 3, 1815, m. Benj. Bowker, jr., Hn. 6. Frank- 
lin, Oct. 21, 1818, edu. at Newton, m. Han'h. Gushing, and is 
sett, as a Bap. min. in Brewster, Mass. 

4. Eells, s. Eells 2, m. Eleanor Brooks, lived on Gurtis st., 
was a housewright, and d. Feb. 25, 1831, and his wid. Nov. 12, 
1846. ch.: 1. Elenor, Oct. 28, 1810, not m. 2. Eells, July 
15, 1812, not m. 3. George, June 5, 1814, m. Sarah H. Grane, 
Dec., 1838, lives on Main st., and has Sarah 31., Sep. 29, 1839 ; 
Geo. F., Aug. 6, 1841 ; Lydia A., Feb. 15, 1844; and Danl 
W., Nov. 3, 1848. 4. Esther, Mar. 25, 1816, m. Wm. Orcutt, 
and d. May 24, 1845. 5. Lydia, May 21, 1818, d. Oct. 22, 
1850. 6. Danl., Sep. 8, 1821, m. Lucy Grane, 1843, and lives 
on Main st., no ch. 

5. Thos., s. Zach. 3, m. Nabby Bates, Dec. 25, 1827, who d. 
in 1852. He is a carpenter by trade, lives near the centre of the 
town, was Selectman in 1839, and has been Gonstable, Collector, 
&c. ch. : 1. Andrew T., Nov. 19, 1829, m. Fanny S. Perry, 
Ap. 22, 1851, and lives near the Gent. M. Ho. 2. Bernard, 
Aug. 17, 1831. 3. Nabby F., Oct. 15, 1838. 4. Rector, 1841. 



DAMON. 293 

6. Ezra, s. Joseph, of Ab'n., and a desc't. of Jno. of Scit., m. 
Anna Wilder, of Hm., and d. July, 1825, ae.71, and his wid. Sep. 
23, 1831, ae. 75. ch. : 1. Anna, m. Jos. Jacobs, Oct. 4, 1801, 
and is d. 2. Elizab., m. 1. Wm. E. Smith, June 3, 1804, and 2. 
Jos. Jacobs. 3. Ezra, of Quincj, Mass., is m. and has ch. 4. 
Joseph. 5. Calvin, Ap., 1789. 6. Piara. 7. Mary, m. Jona. 
Arnold, Ab'n. 8. David, m. Lucy Wade, Aug. 8, 1821, and now 
lives in So. Scit. Has sev. ch. 9. Sarah, m. a Palmer, and lives 
in Hm. 10. Thos. 

7. Joseph, s. Ezra 6, m. Lucy Tower, Sep. 6, 1812, lives on 
Whiting St., is a farmer, and has, 1. Lucy, July 29, 1813, m. 
Thos. Mann, and is d. 2. Jno., Dec. 3, 181(3, m. Martha S. 
Chubbuck, who is d.. and he lives on Whiting st., and has sev. ch. 
3. Alvira A., Jan. 3, 1819, m. Ezra Shaw, Abn. 4. Anne, 
July 3, 1821, m. Jas. Bates, Aug. 16, 1828. 5. Joseph, Nov. 

26, 1823, m. Mary Gerrish, 1852, and lives with his fa. 6. 
Betsey, Sep. 15, 1825, m. Henry Shaw, Abn. 7. Debo. B., Jan. 
12, 1827, d. 1847. 8. Esteria, Ap., 1828, d. Dec. 10, 1850. 9. 
Jas., July 3, 1821. 10. Mary A., Feb. 3, 1835. 

8. Calvin, s. Ezra 6, took his mother's name, and is known as 
Calvin D. Wilder, lives in Snappet, and m. Sarah Barrell, Jan. 15, 
1815, who died in 1845. He survives. His ch. are, 1. Lncinda, 
June 9, 1816, m. Hiram Curtis. 2. Calvin, Oct. 8, 1817, m. 
Abig. Curtis, and hves in So. Scit. No ch. 3. Wm., d. ae. 9 
days. 4. Sarah, Sep. 13, 1829, m. Capt. Benj. N. Curtis. 5. 
Jno. B., Sep. 9, 1824, m. Lydia J. Randall, 1843, lives on Wal- 
nut St., and has Ellen F., Dec. 9, 1845 ; Geo. A., 1849 ; and 
diary C, Mar. 7, 1852. 

9. Piam, s. Ezra 6, m. Olive Whiting, June 15, 1814, lives on 
Whiting St., is a shoemaker, and has, 1. Eliza E., Jan. 26, d. 
Feb. 21, 1817. 2. Martin W., May 23, 1818, m. Abig. S. Puf- 
fer, and now lives in Haverhill, Mass. 3. Ruth F., Nov. 7, 1820, 
m. Hosea Chubbuck, Dec. 22, 1839. 4. Jane T., May 6, 1823, 
m. Jno. Scott. 5. Elizab. E., Mar. 2, 1826. 6. Henry L., June 

27, 1828, d. ae. 13. 7. Wm. W., Jan. 13, 1832. 

10. Thos., s. Ezra 6, m. Almira Phillips, in 1828, and d. Ap. 6, 



204 DARLING — DAVIS — DAWES — DELANO — DILL— DOTEN. 

1852, leaving ch. : 1. Thos. W., Aug. 80,1830. 2. Ann T., 
Feb , 1834. 3. Almira, May, 183G, 4. Piam, Aug., 1838. 5. 
Henry, Jan., 1842. 6. Wash'n., June, 1843. 7. Ezra, 1850. 

DARLING, David, of Hull, 1.. July 1, 1793, s. Benj., of Pemb., 
m. Lydia Studley,Aug. 24, 181G, lives on Circuit st., and has, 1. 
Sally L., Oct 8, 1818, m. David J. Davis, Dec, 1834. 2. Har- 
riet L., Jan. 3, 1821, ra. Seth H. Vinal, May, 1840. 3. Sophia 
S., July 11, 1826, m. Joseph Vinal, Ap., 1848. 

DAVIS, David J., of N. Yk. State, s. Jona., m. Sally L. Dar- 
ling, Dec, 1834, lives with her fa., and has, 1. Wm. F., Mar. 25, 
1835. 2. Jno. T., Feb. 25, 1841. 3. Lydia A., May 14, 1843. 
4. Horace L., May, 1846. 

DAWES, Wm., b. 1790, s. Rev. Ebenr., of Scit., m. 1. Bath- 
sheba, da. Wm.Torrey, of Pemb., Ap. 28, 1814; and 2. Amy, da. 
Jno. Bailey, and wid. of Edward Barstow, and lives on Wash'n. 
St., near the Corners. Had 2 ch., Wm. E., d. at sea, ae. 19, and 
Ehzab. A., d. ae. 18 mos. Both by 1st w. 

DELANO, James, b. Nov. 18, 1806, s. Geo., of Duxy.,anda 
lineal desc't. of Philip de la Noye, who came to Plym'h. in the 
Fortune, in 1621, lives on Centre st., with Geo. Bates, is a shoe- 
maker, and unm. 

DILL, Joseph, s. Lem., of Ilm., m. Julia A., da. Joseph Vin- 
ing, lived in H. for a time, and had Julia A., 1841, and Caroline, 
Jan. 25, 1843. He now lives in E. Abn., is a shoe mfr., and 
has Sariah, 1845, and Jose})h W., June, 1847. 

DOTEN, Jno., s. Edward, of Plym'h., b. Feb., 1823, and a 
lineal desct. of Edward,- of Plym'h., 1623, m. Betsey Hughes, 
1845, lives on Broadway, is a shoemaker, and has Geo. D., and 
Jno. T., twins, b. July 14, 1849. 

DONNELL, Joseph, was in H. 1760, m. Sarah Palmer, and 
had, 1. Joseph, of Bristol, Me. 2. Thos., d. in the Rev'n. 3. 



DONNELL —DUNBAR DUNCAN. 295 

Patience S., m. Levi Mann, and d. Mar. 6, 1846, ae. 85. 4. 
Samuel. 5. Rebecca, m. Laban Wilder. 6. Charles, d. Sep. 
14, 1832, ae. 62. 

2. Samuel, s. Joseph, m. Jane D. Barstow, lived at the Cor- 
ners, and d. June 5, 1807, and his 'wid. June 11, 1808. ch. : 
1. Samuel, of Bath, Me., was m. and d. there. 2. Jane B., m. 
Calvin B. Bailey, of Bath, May 21, 1820. 3. Thos., d. Dec. 
1, 1802, ae. 20 mos. 4. Jno., d. in S. Am'a. 5. Capt. Thos. B., 
Feb., 1804, a shipmaster for many years, now a farmer ; lives on 
Elm st. ; m. 1. Ruih, da. Reuben Curtis, in Oct., 1843, who d. 
Jan. 23, 1840, and 2. Sarah Bailey, Jan. 13, 1850. ch. : Ahhj 
C, June 17, 1844 ; Jane B., Aug. 5, 1845 ; (by 2d) Eeube7i 
a, Nav. 23, 1850. 

Note. — Hon. Saml. Donnell, b. 164.5, one of the first Councillors of Mass., 
and J. P., &(■., was of York, Me., where he d. in 1717, and his s. Nath. b. 
1689, d. in York in 1780, asfi. 90. Possibly Joseph, of 11., was a desc't. of 
tlie Donnell's, of Me. 

DUNBAR, Amos, of Hrn., s. Amos, b. Sep. 1, 1786, a currier 
by trade, and for many years a respected citizen of H., but now 
of So. Scit., m. 1. Abig. Gray, who d. Feb. 12, 1830, and 2. 
Rebecca Gray, May 18, 1835, and has, 1. Debo., July 8, 1808, 
m. David Bailey, Ap. 24, 18S3. 2. Amos, Aug. 23,"'l811, m. 
Maria Lyon, and lives in Wey'h. 3. Abig., Sep. 25, 1814, m. 
Richmond Farrow, of So. Scit. 4. Lucinda, Mar. 22, 1817, m. 
Gilman Thompson, the enterprising expressman, of Wey'h. 5. 
Ruth R., Feb. 16, 1820, m. Rufus K. Trott, Wey"h. 6. Elizab. 
G., Jan. 24, 1825, m. Jere. Bailey, and is of Wey'h. 7. Emma 
F., Dec. 14, 1828, m. Alexr. Sherman, of Wey'h., Ap. 25, 1850. 
(By 2d.) 8. Jas. M., Mar 26, 1837. 9. Harriet M., Jan. 5, 
d. Oct. 5, 1842. 

DUNCAN, Rev. Abel G., b. in Chester, Yt., June 25, 1802, 
s. Jason, jr., and w. Lucy; gr. s. Jason, and w. Sarah (Gates), an 
early settler of Dummerston, Vt., memb. Leg., J. P., Judge, &c.; 
gr.-gr.-s. Simeon, and w; Bridget (Richardson) ; and gr. gr. gr. 
s. John, of Edinburgh, Scot'd., who m. Sarah Button, and lived 
and d. in Worcester, Mass. Rev. Abel G. m. Lucia Harlow, of 



DWELLEY. 

Harvard, Mass., Sep. 23, 1828, who d. Oct. 12, 1851, and has 1. 
Laura J., July 0, 1829. 2. Wm. P., Ap. 1, 1831, is at Amherst 
ColL 3. Lucia A., Dec. 20, 1832. See Chap, on Eccl. Hist., 
and obit, of his w. in the Puritan Recorder for 1851. 

DWELLEY, Richard, supposed bj Deane to have been the 
same that was in Lancaster, 1654, and in H'm. a few jrs. after, 
was in Scit., 1665, and his farm was on the road leading from the , 
3d, Herring brook to the harbor, one mile north of the brook ; and 
his house stood where stood, in '1831, that of Capt, Seth Foster, 
deces'd. He had meadow land at Tills, aft. Dwelley's creek ; and 
in 1676, was a soldier in Philip's war, and received for his servi- 
ces a grant of land on what is now East st., in H. He d. May 27, 
1692. We have not ascertained the place of his nativity, nor the 
year in which he came to N. Eng. The name is not common, and 
is rarely found in genealogical w^orks. The name of his w. is not 
given, nor the dates of birth of his ch. We have only the bap. 
of Mary, in H'm., in 1664. There were sons Richard, and Jno.; 
and Sam'L, who d. 1690, in Phip's exped. to Canada. Richard 
jr., m. 1, Eamie, da. Roger Glass, Dux'y. Ap. 4, 1682 ; and 2, 
Elizab. Simmons, 1690, and d. Dec. 24, 1708, having had 1. Mary, 
1684 ; 2. Richard, 1685, m. Grace Turner, Oct. 13, 1712, (who 
d. Feb. 16, 1715,) and had llichard, 1714, and Grace, 1716, m. 
1, Jesse Turner, Dec. 18, 1734 ; and 2, Joseph Church ? Aug. 2, 
1742 ; 3. Elizab., 1687, m. Joseph White, Mf d„ Dec. 21, 1710. 
4. Joshua, 1689 ; 5. Ruth, 1691, m. Thos. Slack, Nov. 9, 1715 ; 
6. Sam'L, 1693 ; 7. Lydia, 1695, m. Henry Burditt ? Jan. 1, 
1712; 8. Marg't,1696, m. Henry Merritt,jr., Ap. 13, 1725. 

2. John, s. Richard, sen'r., m. Rachel, da. Cornet Jno. Buck, 
Jan. 4, 1692-'3, and had 1. Jno., Jan. 15, 1693-4, m. Judith 
Bryant, Dec. 20, 1721, and had Jno., 1722, Simeon, 1725, Rath, 
1726, and Benj., 1729. 2. Rachel, Sep. 27, 1695, m. Caleb 
Turner, Oct. 27, 1713. 3. Ichabod, Dec. 30, 1696. 4. Obadi- 
ah, Feb. 21, 1696-'7, d. Mar. 17, 170.6. 5. Jedediah, Sep. 5, 
1698. 6. Abner, Mar. 7, 1700. 7. Simeon, Dec. 22, 1701.— 
8. Debo., July 25, 1703, m. Isaac Keen, Pemb., Feb. 17, 1724. 



DWELLEY. 297" 

9. Joseph, bap. May 6, 1705. 10. Thankful, Dec. 12, 1706, m. 
Wm. Fobes, W. Bridg'r. , Feb. 3, 1725. 11. Mary, May 1 8, 1708, 
d. young. 12. Benj., May 22, 1708. (T. Rec.) 13. Susannah, 
Dec. 19, 1711. 14. Mary, Sep. 24, 1714, m. Josh. Lincohi, 
Feb. 18, 1731. 15. Lemuel, June 25, 1717. Some of this 
family may have moved to Rhode Island, in which State the name 
is still extant. 

yO ' / ^^^ // f. Ji^o- 2, m. Elizabeth 
^(J^cJUcJl <-'J^M><U h,,3,^ Oct. 7, 172G, and 

d. Ap. 16, 1738, having had, 1. Elizab., Ad. 27, 1726. 2. Debo., 
Sep. 22, 1728. 3. Lusannah, Mar. 20, 1730. 4. Abner, Mar. 

6, 1733. 5. Josh., July 20, 1736. 6. Jededi., Mar. 15, 1737. 

7. Lot, Ap. 6, 1740, bap. Mar. 16, 1741, being sick. His mo. 
then a wid. (Roc. 2 Ch., Scit.) 

4. Abner, s. Jno. 2, m. Sarah Withercll, Oct. 12, 1721, lived 
on Elm St., near Col. Barstow's, where part of his orchard, known 
as the "Abner orchard, " is still standing; and d. Sep. 1, 1732, 
as trad, says, by falhng from a load of hay. He was Selectman 
in 1731 and '32. ch. : 1. Bradbury, July 17, 1722, d. 1728.— 
2. Wm., Ap. 13,1724. 3. Jas. L., Jan. 5, 1726. 4. Sarah 
L., Dec. 2, 1728. 5. Luke L., Mar. 21, 1730. 

5. Joseph, s. Jno. 2, m. Mary Rarasdell, Oct. 9, 1729, and d. 
ab. 1748. ch. : 1. Lusannah, bap. Nov. 8, 1730. 2. Mary, 
Jan. 15,1731. 3. Drusilla, Dec. 11, 1733. 4. Bradbury, Nov. 
28, 1735. 5. Joseph, Oct. 14, 17S7, ra. Mary Magoun, Pemb., 
Jan. 7, 1762, and was prob. fa. of Dr. Melzar, of II. 6. Lemuel, 
Aug. 10, 1741. 7. Ruth, Jan. S, 1743. 8. Jno., bap. Ap. 9, 
1749, his mo. being a wid. 

6. Abnor, s. Jeded. 3, ra. 1, Sarah , and 2, Debo. House, ? 

Jan. 26, 1769, and had, 1. Abner, Jan. 10, 1758, prob. moved 
to ihe Western part of Mass., or to N. Y. State. 2. Jedediah, 
Oct. 5, 1760. 3. Elizabeth, Sep. 18, 1762. 4. Lucy, Sep. 9, 
1766. 5. Debo., Nov. 13, 1768. 

7. Joshua, s. Jeded. 3, m. Avis Ramsdell, Dec. 24, 1761, 
lived in H., and d. Mar. 15, 1787, and his wid. Mar. 19, 1831^ 
ae. 90. He was a soldier in the Rcv'n. ch. : 1. Debo., Oct. 18, 
1762, m. Asa Whiting, Ap. 13, 1786. 2. Lemuel, Nov. 7,-1764. 

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298 DWELLET. 

3. Josh., Dec. 13, 1766. 4. Joseph, Nov. 2, 1772, moved to 
Me., and m. and d. there, leaving ch. 5. Lucy, Sep. 18, 1775, 
m. Seth Rose, Dec. 4, 1798, and d. Ap. 25, 1845. 6. Priscilla, 
May 20, 1780, m. Josh. Stetson, Oct. 20, 1804, and d. Nov. 
27, 1845.' 

8. Jeded., s. Jeded. 3, was of Pemb., and m. Lydla Sonic, 
Dux'y., Feb. 14, 17G3, who d. Ap. 20, 1819, ae. 79. He was 
a soldier in the Fr. war. ch : 1. Chas., of Me. 2. Benj., m. 
Bradbury Stetson, Dec. 7, 1788, hved in P., and had Frances, 
Feb. 7, 1789 ; EUzah., Nov. 13, 1792 ; Bradbury, Ap. 26, 1795, 
m. Lem'l. Grover, jr., Mfd., Jan. 2, 1823 ; Sophia, Nov. 1, 1797 
d. unm. ; Mary, July 22, 1799 ; Benj., June 17, 1801, d. May 

4, 1802; Chas., Ap. 19, 1803 ; and Julia, Oct. 13, 1807. 3. 
Huldah, m. Christ'r. Thomas, Pemb. 4. Lucy, m. Chas. Josselyn, 
Pemb. 5. Nathan. 6. Aaron, lived and d. in Pelham, Mass. 7. 
George, m. Hope Gushing, Oct. 11, 1826, lives in P., and has Cieo., 
d. ae. 3 ; Laura A., Feb. 19, 1829, d. young ; and Euldah, m. 
Henry Chapman, of P. 8. Lydia, m. Elisha K. Josselyn, of P., 
Mar. 12, 1797. 

^•^-^^/^^^' •" ^7<J^X^(^^^. Col David Gushing, 
H'm., who d. Dec. 1, 1816, ae. 44 ; and 2, Lucia Turner, Chas'n., 
Dec. 1818, lived at the corner of Union and Main sts., and d. 
Oct 29, 1846, ae. 84. ch : 1. Lem'l., June 18, 1798, m. Sarah 
J., da. Calvin Bailey, Ap. 1827, lives on Union st., was Selectman 
from 1827 — '31, and from '42 — '44; has Qeo. 21., Dec. 5, 
1829, at H. Coll. ; Bdivin B., Jan. 2, 1831 ; Jedediah, Feb. 28, 
1834; Sarah B.,^ Mar. 6, 1836; and Chas. H., Oct. 7, 1843. 
2. Jane II., Dec. 9, 1804, m. 1, Geo. Mcrriaiii, and 2, Wm. IL 
Curtis. 3. Geo. R., Sep. 27, 1807, d. Nov., 1827. 4. Jedediah, 
d. Mar. 26, 1834, at Middletown Coll., Ct. (By 2d,) 5. Joseph 
T., d. Oct., 1836. 6. Mary T., m. Joseph Briggs, jr. 

10. Joshua, s. Josh. 7, m. Rachel ILatch, Mar. 16, 1797, who 
d. Dec. 11, 1831, and he Dec. 14, 1847. Lived in H. ch : 1. 
Josh., Aug 17, 1798, ra. 1, Betsey, da. Chas. Bailey, Nov. 3, 
1823, who d. Aug. 2, 1825 ; and 2, Keziah, da. Geo. Bailey, Jan. 
16, 1827, and d. Jan. 30,1842; had Josh., d. Aug. 25,1825; 
(by 2d,) Jt){*A., Jan 7, 1828, a carpenter ; Betsey B., Nov. 18, 



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299 



1829, m. Josh. S. Whiting, June 20, 1847 ; Laurentla (?., Mar. 
20, 1832 ; 3Iehar, Feb. 5, 1835 ; and aeo. B., Aug. 7, d. Nov. 
10, 1841. 2. Rachel, May 3, 1800, m. Benj. Bailej, of H., Ap. 
14, 1822. 3. Jno., June 21, 1802, m. Marj Stockbridge, Ap. 
1829, lives on Union st., and has Almira, Jan., 1833, d. Maj 3, 
1839 ; Jno. H., Feb. 18, 1835 ; Rosea, Dec. 10, 1836 ; Jo- 
seph, Feb. 14, 1839 ; and Mary, Dec 31, 1843. 4. Almira, 
Aug. 14, 1808, d. Dec, 9, 1807. 5. Debo., Jan. 18, 1808, m. 
Jos. Stockbridge. 6. Joseph, Ap. 6, 1813, m. Sally Stockbridge, 
Feb. 3, 1836, lives on Main st., and has Almira J., Aug. 3, 1840. 
11. Nathan, s. Jeded. 8, m. 1, Elizab. Bonney, Sep. 26, 1793 ; 
and 2, Amy Bonney; and lived and d. in Pemb. ch : 1. Betsey, 
Aug. 21,1794, d. Dec. 21, 1798. 2. Nathan, Feb. 19, 1797. 

3. Mary D., Feb. 1, 1799, m. Melzar Sprague, Nov. 28, 1820. 

4. Amy M. 5. Jas. IL, m. Lois Josselyn, lives in Pemb., and 
has Jas. K, Geo., and 3Iary E. 6. Abner, Sep. 20, 1806, d. 
Nov. 2, 1811. 7. Chloe B., Sep. 12, 1808, m. 1, Septa Keith, 
Aug. 7, 1831, and 2, Thos. Perkins. 8. Hannah B., Oct. 29, d. 
Nov. 5, 1811. 9. Hannah, m. Silas Hollis, of II. . 



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EESIDEXCE OF CAPT. NATHAN DAVELLEY. 

^ 12. Capt. Nathan, s. Nathan 11, m. Iluldah B. Eells, Dee. 5, 
1822, and lives at the Corners, in the Capt. Rob't. L. Eells house, 
a view of which is annexed, Mr. D. Avas, for a time, Capt. of the 



800 



DWELLET. 



II. Rifle Companv. ch : 1. EHzab. E., Nov. 29, 1823, in. Waldo 
Bradford, Bridg'r., Nov. 28, 1847. 2. Rob't. E., Sep. 14, 1825, 
m. Mary Lyons, July 2, 1848, and had Eclwin B., Feb. 22, 1850, 
d. same yr. 3. Huldah B., June 8. 18S0, d. young. 4. Nathan 
H., MayV, 1832. 5. tluldah B., July 2, 18-34. 

13. Dr. Melzar, s. Joseph, and gr. s. Joseph 5, ^vith w. Sally, 
came to II. from Ashburnham, in 1797, and sett, on Hanover 
St. (sec p. 20.) -where he d. Nov. 25, 1828, ae. 57, and his Avid. 
Feb. 10, 1841, ae. Go. ch : 1. Geo. W., Feb. 25, 179G, shipwright, 
of S. Boston. 2. Chas., Mar., 1798, m. 1, a Thayer, and 2, a 
Spear,- and lives in S. Boston. 3. Sally S., Oct. 15, 1799, ra. 
Asia Phillips, of Ashb'm., Dec. 25, 1820. 4. Harriet, Nov. 25, 
1801, d. Dec. 14, 1818. 5. Jno. M., Nov. 17, 1803, hving in 
IL, imm. 6. Augustus, Feb. 7, 1800, of S. Boston. 7. Caro- 
line, Aug. 23, 1808, m. Horatio N. Willard, Ashb'm., Nov. 30, 
1831. 8. Abig. W., July 23, 1810, d. Oct. 1812. 9. Fred'k., 
July IG, 1812, of S. Boston. 10." Abig, W., Aug. 12, 1814, m. 
Leavitt L. Stockbridge, July 4, 1844. 11. Anne S., Nov. 181G, 
m. David Hatch, Mf 'd. 12. Joseph, July 3, 1819, d. ae. 19. 





RESIDENCE OF MR. CHARLES DYER. 

4 

DYER, Charles, s. Christ'r, of Ab'n.,b. Jan. 12, 179G, m. 1, 
Cynthia Jenkins, of A., Nov., 1820, who d. Feb. 7, 182G ; 2, Mary 
Ford, of Pemb., Sep. 10, 182G, who d. Nov. 17, 1831 ; and 3, 



EELLS. 301 

Sophronia Oldham, of P., Oct. 21, 1832 ; lives on Water st., and 
lias been for some years engaged in tlie mfr.of Tacks. (See p. 141.) 
A vie-.v of bis house is presented, ch : 1. Eliza, Sep. 27, 1821, 
m. Geo. M. Josseljn, Pemb. 2. Cynthia J., Jaly 12, 1823. 3. 
Lucj S., Jan 12, 'l825, m. Rob't. Ilersey, of H. (By 2d,) 4. 
Charles, July 4, 1831. (By 3d,) 5. Theodore, Sep. 19, 1836- 

EELLS, or EELES, John, was among the early settlers of 
Dorchester, and " dwelt at Fox-point." According to the History 
of Dorchester, now in the course of publication, and from which 
we quote, "it appears that ho removed to Hingham ;" and it is 
suggested, that " he may have been John the bee-hive maker, 
who finally settled in Newbury. He had a son Samuel, ba[). iu 
D., May 3, 1640." 

y^? s. of Jno., according to family doc'ts., sett. 

yp^7?2'^ ^ L^C ^xinMilford, Ct. He commanded a garrison 
^ ^ ^> ^^ Dartm'h, Mass., in Philip's War, 1676 ; 

was J. P.; and Rep. from IFm., 1705-6 ; m. Anna, da. of Rev. 
Robt. Lenthal, of Wey'h.; and had 7 sons, and 1 da., the latter of 
whom m. on Long Island. The name of Lenthal was preserved in 
this family for a long time, and still exists in it. After the death of 
his 1st w^, Mr.E. moved to IFm. , Mass., taking with him his youngest 
son, Nath']., and there m. 2, wid. Sarah North, formerly a Peck, 
(H'm. Rec.) She was prob. the wid. of Joseph Peck, of H'm., 
and her maiden name was North, she being a desc't. of the noble 
family of that name in England. The fa. d. in H'm., in 1709, and 
his wid. in Scit., in 1711. A son JoJin, lived in Milford, Ct., and 
had 2 das., Ann, who m. Thos. Weldon, and, Frances, who d. at 
her uncle Nathl's., in 1718. 

Note. — We find the name of John Eales, among the freemen of Mass., in 
1034, (N. E. Gen. Reg., Vol. 3, p. 92); and IIcnr>/ Eelcs was a Pass, for 
Va. in the Merchants' Hope, Hugii Weston, Master, in 1635. (lb. vol. 4. 
]). 190.) It has been snggested, that the names of iie//.s', and Ellis, Avere for- 
merly one ; but of the correctness of this suggestion, we are not prepared 
to decide. Similarity does not always prove identity. 

^ (Rev. Nath'l.,) s. of Capt. 




at H. C. 1699, and sett, hi 
Scit., over the 2d Church, in 1704. He was m. by his fa. to Hannah 



302 EELLS. 

North, of H'm., (aunt to Frederick, Lord North, afterwards Prime 
Mmister of Geo. III.) Oct. 12, 1704, and d. in Scit., Aug, 25, 
1750, ae. 72, and his wid.. May 1, 1754. He is described, by 
Deane, as a man " of a stature rather above mediocrity, of broad 
chest jtnd muscular proportions, remarkably erect, somewhat cor- 
pulent in his late years, of dark complexion, with black eyes and 
brows, and of general manners rather dignified and commanding, 
than sprightly and pleasing." lie wrote a fair hand, as the 
Church Records show ; and as a preacher, his discourses prove 
him to have been a man of great simplicity of style, and directness 
of argument. He prepared his own sons, and others, for College, 
and Avas a ripe scholar, naturally shrewd, and one eminently 
qualified for usefulness in the station he filled, ch. : 1. Sarah, 
Aug. 5, 1705, m. Benj. Turner, of Scit. 2. Samuel, Feb. 23, 
1706-7. 3. Jno., Jan. 23, 1700, m. Abiah Waterman, of Scit., 
in 1730, and left desct's. 4. Nath'L, Feb. 4, 1710-11, grad. H. 
C. 1728, sett, at Stonington, Ct., in 1733, m. Mary, da. Hon. 
John Gushing, of Scit., Oct. 18, 1733, and has desct's. in Ct. 5. 
Edward, Jan. 4, 1712-13, grad. H. C. 1733, ord. at Middletown, 
Gt., 1737 ; was for some years Tutor at Yale Coll., where 3 of 
his sons grad., who sett, in Ct. The fa. d. in 1776. Concerning 
him, we find the following note, in the Stat. Acct. of Mid'x., Gt. : 
"In 1738, the Rev. Ed. Eells, s. of the Rev. Nath'L Eells, of 
Scit., Mass., Avas ord. in the Upper Houses. Mr. E. acquired 
some celebrity by a pamphlet which he pub. in 1759, on the Wal- 
ingford case. For several years he sustained the office of a trus- 
tee of Yale Coll., where 3 of his sons were educated, who were 
ministers in Eastbury, N. Bramford, and Barkhampstead, Gt." 
6. Han'h., Jan. 30, 1714-15, m. Anth'y- Eames, of Mfd. 7. 
Mary, May 13, 1716, m. Seth Williams, of Taunton, 1738. 8. 
North, Sep. 28, 1718, m. Ruth Tilden, 1741, and left ch. 9. 
Anna L., Oct. 16, 1721, m. Zach. Damon, 1748. 

3. Samuel, s. Rev. Nathl. 2, m. Hannah, gr. gr. da. Rev. Wm. 
Witherell, of Scit., Dec. 18, 1729, and sett, in H., his house stand- 
ing where stands that of Joseph G. Stockbridge, on Broadway. 
He d. in 1741, (see p. 20,) and his wid. survived many years, ch. : 
1. Wm. W., Dec. 14, 1730. 2. Robert L., Feb. 7, or 18, 1732. 



EELLS. 303 

3. Sarah, June 4, 1733, m. Bezal. Palmer, Ap. 8, 1752. 4. 
Samuel, Feb. 16, 1735. 5. Hamiali N., Nov. 18, 173G, d. Sep. 
2, 1737. 6. Hannah N., Jan. 22, 1738, m. George Bennett, of 
Ab'n., Ap. 5, 1759. 7. Mary, Dec. 26, 1739, m. Deacon Benj. 
Bass, Mar. 3, 1793. 8. Bradbury, Ap. 6, 1741, m. Benj. Stet- 
son, Ap. 30, 1765. 

4. Wm. W., s. Saml. 3, m. Sarah Pillsbury, and moved to Me., 
where his desct's. still reside. His w. d. Sep. 25, 1791 ? ae. 62. 
ch. : 1. Sax*ah, May 12, 1758, m. Hezek. Bosworth, and moved to 
Me. 2. Hannah W., bap. Sep. 11, 1763, m. Jacob White, of 
Ab'n., Mar. 12, 1778, and moved to Me. 3. Mary L., bap. Sep. 
11, 1763, m. 1, Josh. Young, of Scit., Feb. 23, 1804 ; 2, a Ewell, 
ofMfd. ; and 3, a Cobb, of Me. 4. Priscilla, bap. March 31, 
1765, d. unm. 5. Lydia, bap. Ap, 26, 1767, m. Rev. Mr. Lor- 
ing ? 6. Wm. W., Dec. 4, 1768, lived in Me., was m., and had 
ch. 7. Rebecca, bap. Sep. 10, 1775, m. a Bartol, and, with her 
husband, d. in. N. York. 

(Captain Robert 
L.,) s. Saml. 3, 
m. Ruth Cope- 
land, of Scit.) 
Dec. 1, 1757, and lived where Capt. N. Dwelley now resides, at 
the Four Corners. For a sketch of his life, &c., see p. 162. He 
was Rep. in 1776 and '77 ; Selectman from 1790-93 ; and d. 
Juno 19, 1800, and his wid. May 21, 1831, ae. 93. ch. : 1. 
Ruth, Oct. 31, 1758, m. Jno. Young, Feb. 2, 1797. No ch. 2. 
Betsey, Oct. 30, 1760, m. Col. J. B. Barstow, Feb. 7, 1788, and 
d. in 1851. 3. Huldah C, March 8, 1763, m. Wm. Wing, Nov. 
26, 1789, and d. in N. York. 4. Anne L., July 18, 1765, m. 
Capt. Albert Smith, Aug. 23, 1787. 5. Robert, Nov. 29, 1767. 
6. Nabby, Nov. 29, 1767, m. Josiah Smith, jr., Pemb., Mar. 13, 
1794. 7. John, May 20, 1770, m. Lucy Thorndike, and went to 
Camden, Me., where he d. in 1848 ? leaving ch. 8. Nathl., Sep. 
28, 1772, m. Mary Terry, moved to Belfast, Me., and there d. in 
1840. 9. Joseph, June 5, 1774. 10. Lucy, Aug. 12, 1776, 
m. Dea. Elijah Barstow, Nov. 8, 1798. IL. Edward, Feb. 26, 




304 EELLS. 

1779. 12. Sarali, Aug. 2,d.Aug. 17,1781. 13. Sam'l.,Mar. 
13, 1783. 

6. Samuel, s. Samuel 3, m. Priscilla Palmar, lived on Elm st,, 
■where Josh. Stetson resides, and there his w. d., Nov. 27, 17G3. 
ch. : Sam'l., Beza].,and Benj., all bap. Oct. 23, 17G3. Sam'hm. 
Lydia Josseljn, of Pemb., July 7, 1783, had Benj., Aug. 7. 
1784, and Henri/ B., Dec. 10, 1786 ; lived in his father's house 
for a time, and thence moved to Me. Bezal. was a shipwright, 
and d. unm., in Me. Benj. m., and lived in Belfast, Me. The 
above is according to family tradition. 

7. Robert, s. Capt. Ptobert L. 5, m. Iluldah Bass, Nov. 27, 
1800, who d. June 24, 1812, and he Oct. 5, 1844. He was P. M. 
for 39 jears ; Selectman from 1805-8 ; Rep. in 1819, '20, '27, 
'28 and '30 ; a blacksmith by trade, and occupied his father's 
house, ch.: 1. Huldah B., Feb. 21, 1802, m. Capt. Nathan 
Dwelley, Dec. 5, 1822, and occupies the homestead. 2. Robert. 
May 9, 1805, d. Aug. 29, 1808. 3. Elizab., Jan. 1, 1808, m. 
Jos. Ramsdell, jr., of Warren, Mass., Dec. 3, 1827. 

8. Joseph, s. Capt. Rob't. L. 5, m. Sarah Bass, Nov. 25,1802, 
and lived near the Four Corners, where his wid. still resides, in the 
old Dillingham house. He was a blacksmith by trade, ch. : 1. 
Sarah B., May 31, 1803, d. July 25, 1812. 2. Lucinda, Ap. 14, 
1805, m. Isaac M. Wilder, Feb. 5, 1834. 3. Joseph, Ap. 7, 
1807, m. Sarah B. Smith, Mar. 11, 1827, built the house in which 
Alex'r. Wood, Esq. now lives, and moved to Wisconsin. Has had 
12 or 13 ch. in all, of Avhom were b. in H., Sarah B., Aug. 1, 1828 ; 
Buth, Nov. 5, 1829 ; Albert S., Jan. 25, 1831 ; Tim. D ; Amie 
L. ; Priscilla : and Lucinda. 4. Ruth, Ap. 22, 1809, d. Dec 
29, 1828. 5. Mercy B., Nov. 9, 1811. 6. Rob't., Ap. 5, 1813 ? 
m. Mary T. Stockbridge, Jan. 20, 1838, lives at the Corners, is a 
wheelwright, and had Mhn A., Ap. 13, 1840, d. Sep. 12, 1847 ; 
Bob't, Feb. 22, 1846, d. ae. 6 mos. ; 3Iari/, Ap. 7, d. Sep. 14, 
1847; 3IaryE., June 15, 1849, d. 1852; and two others, d. 
young. 7. Jas. G.,Jan. 16,1817,livesinCt. 8. Geo. \v'., Nov. 
5, 1819, m. Priscilla Clark, Nov. 16, 1845, lives on Broadway, 
and has Priscilla C.,Ang. 30,1846 : Manj L., Nov. 2, 1848; 
and Blla, Nov. 29, 1850. 



ELLIS. 305 

9. Edward, s. Capt. Rob't. L. 5, m. Sarah Stetson, and, it Is 
said, d. in Medford, Mass. He Avas a shipwright bv trade, and 
whilst in H., was Selectman in 1809 and '10. ch. : 1. Sarah C, 
Sep. 10, 180G, d. Mar. 23, 1812; 2. Rol.'t. L., Nov. 2, 1808, m. 
a Jones, of Boston, lives in Medford, a»d has 1 cli. living, 3. -Ed- 
ward, Sep. 2, 1810, m. Mary L. Smith, and d. in Arkansas, leav- 
ing a son Josiah, now in Niagara, N. Y. 4. Sarah. 5. Lifsaft- 
nah. G. Lydia, m. Sam'l. Clark. T. Alfred, m. a Parsons. S. 
Ebenezer. 9. Alexander. 10. Micah, d. 

10. Sam'l., s. Capt. Rob't. L. 5, m. Jerusha, or Rusha Tower, 
and lives near the Corners, on Broadway. He was Selectman in ' 
1837, and '38. His w. d. Dec. 15, 1849, ae. 63. ch. : 1. Ru- 
sha P., July 19, 180G, m. Benj. Jossclyn, of H'n. 2. Benj. H. 
T., Dec. 2, 1808, d. 1834. 3. Horace T., Jan. 27, 1811, prob. 
d. at Sea. 4. Henry B., Feb. 20, 1813, m., and lives on Staten 
Island, N. y. 5. Wm. W., July 4, 1815, d. Oct. 4, 1833. 6. 
Nancy, Jan. 4, 1818, d. Dec. 4, 1835. 7. Elizab. J., Nov. 8, 
1818. 8. John P., Aug. 12, 1822, m. Ann Mitchell, lives at the 
Corners, and has Ann U., Nov. 3, 1849. 9. Helen M. T., Dec. 
22, 1824. 10. Betsey F., 1828, d. young. Another ch. d. July 
17,1820. 

ELLIS, John, was of Sandwich, in 1643, and from him descen- 
ded the EUises of H. He had a s. Mordecai, Mar. 24,1650, prob. 
gr. fa. of Mordecai of H. We find records of the Ellis family in 
Eng'd., in 1559, at which date John was Dean of Hereford, (Wil- 
lis's Cathedrals, pp. 536, and 591,) and there is a Coat of Arms 
in Berry's Gen. Kent, p. 64. There are several distinct famihes 
in N. Eng., some of which are quite extensive. 

o //7.0 y ' f?9/ ' ^^- J«n- 4, 1718, a desc't, of 

- m^>^a^^U ^^//j„„., „f S,„awich, m. Sarah 

Otis, Sep. 1739, and lived on Circuit st., where Abncr Magoun 

now resides, and there d. June, 1810, ae. 92, and his w. Ap. 22, 

1796, ae. 77. He was for 13 yrs. Selectman, from 1750-63. 

ch. : 1. Ruth, m. Jno. Bailey, and d. in 1786 ? 2. Rebecca, 

May 21, 1741, m. Geo. Bailey. 3. Sarah, Oct. 31. 1742, d. Blar. 



306 ELLIS. 

13,1803. 4. David, Aug. 1, 1744, m. 1, Ruth , who d. 

Jan. 10, 1773 ; and 2, Ann Jenkins. He d., and his wid. m. a 
Ford. His ch. Avere : //io., m. Nabbj Sylvester, Ap. 23, 1801 ; 
Ruth, d. Oct. 15, 1802 ; and Nancy, m. David Gurney, of Ab'n. 
5. Mordecai, Ap. 8, 1746. 6. Lucy, Aug. 16, 1748, m. Chas. 
Otis. 7. Priscilla, Nov. 12, 1750, m. Jnb. Little, of Mf d. 8. 
Elizab., July 1, 1752, m. Jos. Rarasdell, May 17, 1787. 9. Clark, 
Aug. 23, 1754. 10. Nath'l., Nov. 14, 1756. 11. Otis, Feb. 8, 
1762, d. unm. 

3, Mordecai, s. Mordecai 2, m. Priscilla Rogers, of Mfd., Nov. 
1777, was of the Soc. of Friends, lived where Otis Ellis now resides, 
and there d., and his wid. Sep. 8, 1850, ae. 96. ch. : 1. Iluldah, 
Mar. 3, 1779, m. Nathan Studley, May 18, 1806. 2. Rebecca, 
Mar. 16,1781, m. AVm. Gifford, of Falmouth, Mass. 3. Abig., 
Oct. 16, 1782, m. Jno. Sherman, of N. Y'k. 4. Mordecai, July 
16, 1785, drowned in N. River, Jan. 25, 1796. 5. Priscilla, Ap. 
30, 1787, m. Theoph. Glflford, of Falm'h. 6. David, June 19, 
1789, m. Maria Loud, and hves in Lynn. 7. Sarah, Mar. 25, 
1791, m. Sim., s. Jas. Hoxle, of Sandwich, in Aug. 1832, who d. 
in H., Jan. 28, 1851, ae. 79. No ch. She survives. 8. Otis, 
Nov. 4, 1795, m. Ruth Barker, of Dart'h., Mass., Ap. 12,1827, 
lives on his father's place, and has Ulioda B., May 10, 1830, and 
Priscilla i?., Ap. 26, 1835. 9. Elizab., July 4, 1797, m. Jona. 
Pratt, of Lynn, Dec. 2, 1817. 

4, Clark, s. Mordecai 2, m. Ruth Spooner, of Ab'n., Sep. 26, 
1782, and d. Ap. 27, 1836, and his wid. Sep. 19, 1846. Lived 
on Circuit st. ch. : 1. Lucy, Ap. 21, 1783,. m. Barker Ramsdell, 
Aug. 31, 1810, who d. in Batavia, N. Y., and his wid. in Michi- 
gan, ab. 1845, leaving ch. 2. Spooner, Nov., 1787, living unm., 
on his father's place. 3. Thomas, Oct. 20, 1791, m. Marg't., da. 
Jona. Jossclyn, of Pemb., Mar. 28, 1814, lives in Bridg'r., and 
has Jona. TK, Aug. 16, 1814, m. Merlbah Tallman, and is a mer- 
chant, in N. Bed., no. ch. ; Jane, Mar. 3, 1816, m. Capt. Jos. 
R. Tallman, of N. B., Oct. 29, 1838 ; Lucy, Mar. 3, 1S16 ; 
Wm., Ap. 25, 1820, d. ae. 21 ; Eliza IF., Jan. 1, 1823, m. 
Caleb Hobart, merchant, of Bridg'r. ; Tlios. H., Ap., 1827, clerk 
in N. Bed. ; and Ruth S., Oct. 28, 1829. 



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6. Nath'l., s. Mordecai 2, m. Marj Ramsdell, July 20, 1787, 
and d. Fel . o, 1817, and bis wid., Jan. 22, 1848. Lived on his 
lather's place, ch. : 1. Kath'L, Jan., 1790, m, Sally Josselyri, ^ 
Dec. 21, 1818, lives in E. Bridg'r.,and has Sarah JB., m. Sam'l. 
Ilawes, Jan. 1, 1885 ; and Waterman J., Nov., 1825, is m., 
lives in E. Bridg'r., and has ch. 2. Elizab. B., June, 1701, m. 
John Estes, Feb. 26, 1815. 8. FrancisB., Oct., 1706, m. Lucy 
L. Corthcll, Jan. 9, 1826, and d. Nov. 2, 1843, and his wid. 
lives with her mother, on Circuit st. ch. : Lucy L.^ Feb. 18, 
1828, d. May 26, 1830 ; Francis B., Jan. 23, 1831 ; Lucy IT., 
Aug. 8, 1833, m. Frank Hutchins, and lives in Me. ; Lydia JE., 
May 1, 1848, d. same year; and Calvin (7., Dec. 17, 1837. 4. 
Mary II., Jan. 1805, m. Abner Magoun, jr., Ap. 16, 1825. 5. 
Joseph, Ap. 1807, m. Mary, da. Benj. Bowker, of Il'n., Oct. 1830, 
lives on Circuit st, is a shoemaker, and has Benj. F., Jan. 8, 
1831; Nath'L B., Feb. 18, 1834; 'dmlJosepJi T., Ap. 21, 1836. 

ESTES, Matthew, according to an old Bible, in the possession 
of Wm. Estes, of Il'n., was s. Bob't. and Dorothy E., and w^as b. 
in Dover, Eng'd., 3 mo. 28 d. 1645, and m. Philadelphia, da. 
Renald and Ann Jenkins, of Dover, N. Eng., 4 mo. 14 d., 1676. 
She d. 10 mo. 25 d. 1721, and he 6 mo. O'd. 1723. Of their ch., 
Jno., b. 5 mo. 14 d. 1684, and Richard, b. 7 mo. 2 d. 1686, were 
of Lynn, in 1703, and signed the letter written by the Quakers of 
that town to Gov. Dudley. (N. Eng. Gen. Reg. vol. 2, p. 140.) 
Joseph, who was of Dover, 1710, who m., and whose desc'ts, are 
in Me., was another of the sons ; also Matthew, jr., who d. in IL, in 
1774, ae. 85. The desc'ts. of the latter are here given, and in 
their possession is the old family Bible. 

2. Matt., s. Matt., with w. Alice, appears in II. ab. 1726, lived 
on Plain st., where his desc'ts. yet reside, and there d., May 11, 
1774, ae. 85, and his wid.Dec. 14, 1778, ae. 84. ch. : 1. Edward, 
b. ab. 1708, and with w. Patience, appear on the Recs. in 1731, 
and had ch., but none of his desc'ts. are in the town. Tradition 
says they removed to Bristol Co., where the name is extant, in the 
vicinity of Fall River, and N. Bed. 2. Wm., b. ab. 1710. 3. 
Matt., Dec. 10, 1826, drowned Sept. 24, 1747, in a rash attempt 



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to swim over N. River, "with his clothes on. 4. Sarah, June 8, 
1733, m. Thos. Sylvester. 5. Rob't., Jean. 12, 173G. Two ch. 
d. jovmg. 

3. Wm., s. Matt. 2, m. Elizab. Stetson, in 173G, and Uvednear 
his fa. ch. : 1. Susanna, June 20, 1737, m. Jno. Earkcr, ab. 
17G0. 2. Alice, June 29, 1737. 3. AVm., Feb. 11, 1739, mov- 
ed to Warehara ? 4. Ruth, Nov. 9, 1741. 5. Richard, June 25, 
1745. 6. Elizab., Aug. 10, 1747, d. May 31, 1750. 7. Zilpha, 
June 1, 1750, d. 1816. 8. Matt., Jan. 17, 1754, m., and left 
ch., and some of his dosc'ts. are in Mfd. 

4. Rob't., s. Matt. 2, a saddler by trade, m. Beulah Wing, of 
Sandwich, lived on Plain st., and there d., Nov. 20, 1803, and his 
wid. Sep. 20, 1833, ae. 83. ch. : 1. Zacchens, Dec. 20, 1760. 
2. Rob't., Feb. 11, 1763, d. young.3. Robert, Ap. 20, 1764, d. 
young. 4. Hannah, Aug. 7, 1765, m. Jos. Dillingham, of N. 
Y'k. State, Sep. 9, 1810 ? 5. Abig., d. young. 6. Joseph, m. 
Ruth Diliingham, and moved to N. Y'k. State, where he has de- 
sc'ts. 7. AUce, m. Steph. Rogers, Mfd., and d. May, 1851 ; no 
ch. 8. Benj., m. Sarah Kirby, and d. in "Wheatland, X. Y., leav- 
ing ch. 

5. Richard, s. Wm. 3, m. Mercy Ramsdell, Nov. 4, 1778, and 
d. Mar. 11, 1797, and his wid. m. Josiah Ellis, of Sandwich, May 
23, 1806. Lived on School st., where Josh, Gates now resides 
ch. : 1. Betsey, m. 1, Benj. Stetson, Nov. 1, 1798, and 2, Josh 
Gates, Sep. 1, 1828, and\l. Sep. 8, 1851. No ch. 2. Richaro 
1781. 3. Elijah, 1783, d. 1790. 4. Ruth, 1785, m. 1, Dan'l. 
Barstow, 2, Roland Sylvester, and 3, Joseph Sylvester, of Me. 
5. Mercy, 1787, m. 1, Geo. A^auglm, of Middo'., Nov. 26, 1807, 
and 2, a Borden, of M., and d. Dec. 13, 1840. 6. Edward, Ap. 
1790, went off 40 years since. 7. Wm., July 23, 1794. 

6. Zacchcus, s. Rob't. 4, m. Elizab. Dillingham, who d. May 17, 
1833, and he Feb. 19, 1846, ae. 85. Lived on Plain st., 
wdiere his son Zaccheus now resides, ch. : 1. Robert, Oct. 20, 
1788. 2. Zaccheus, June 14, 1790. 3. Jno., Ap. 28, 1792. 
4. Sylvanus, Mar. 16, 1794, m. Ruth S. Ramsdell, Oct. 25, 1818, 
lives in Mich'n., and has ch. 5. Reuben, Mar 27, 1796, m. Ma- 
ry B. Ramsdell, Mar. 18, 1819, and lives in N. Y'k. State. Has 



ESTES. 309 

ell. G. Stephen, Ap. 10, 1708, m. Lydia Briggs, Feb. 28, 1819, 
lives in IS". Y'k. State, and has ch. 7. Elijah, Jan. 14, 1800, m. 
Jei'usha Wheeler, June G. 1824, lives in Mich'n., and has ch. 
8. Wm., Feb. 1.5, 1802, m. 1, Lucy E.Ilamsdell, Mar. 14, 1825, 
who d. in X. Y'k. State ; and he has since ni. a 2d w., and lives 
in Baltimore, Md. 9. Bufus, Jan. 11, 1804, is m., and lives in 
Mich'n. 10. Clarissa, June 27, 1806, ni. Nathan Wing, of Sand- 
wich. 

7. Bichard, s. Bich'd. 5, ra. Saba D. Curtis, who d. Nov. 22, 
18;31. IlelivesinE.Ab'n. ch : 1. Bichard, Julj 20, 1805. 2. 
Saba D., m. Sam'l. Barstow, Oct. 28, 1830. 3. Betsey, m. Danl. 
Barstow, Dec. 30, 1830. 4. Priscilla L., Oct. 31, 1815, d. 1817. 
5. Elijah, Jan. 17, 1818, d. same day. G. Edward, Jan. 10, 
1819,'m. Betsey Stoddard, of Ab'n. 7. Elijah, May 30, 1824. 

8. Wm., s. Bich'd. 5,m. Bethia Josselyn, Sep. 10, 1815, lives 
in H'n., is a blacksmith, and has, 1. Wm., Mar. 29, 1816, m. 1, 
Jane Lewis, of Pemb. : 2, Emeline Stetson; and 3, Lauretta Wing; 
lives in Sandwich, and has ch. 2. Lucy J., Dec. 15, 1817, m. 
Saml. H. Beed, of H. 3. Florin, Nov. 15, 1819, d. Aug. 28, 
1820. 4. Florin, m. 1, Lydia Barker, of H'n. ; and 2, Harriet, 
Barker ; lives in H'n., and has Betsey, and. Florin. 5. Mercy B., 
Dec. 3, 1824, m. Alvin Studle.7. 6. Calvin J., Mar. 8, 1827, 
m. Julia A. Sprague, lives ia H'n., and has Ckxn/ Lee. 7. Helen, 
Mar. 8,1831. 8. Dorothy J., Jan. 3, 1834. 9. Dau'l. B., 
Jan 22, 1839. 

9. Bob't., s. Zaccheus 6., m. Experience Studley, lives in E. 
Ab'n., is a blacksmith and machinist, and has, L Elizab. D., Ap. 
12, 1812, m. Josiah Torrey, of Ab'n., Jan. 5, 1830, and has sev. 
ch. 2. Bob't., July 4, 1815, m. Ann M. Morse, had RoVt. W., 
and Ellen M., and d. 1841. 3. Clarissa B., Oct. 27, 1818, m. 
Cyrus Pool, of Ab'n., Aug. 9, 1835, and d. Mar., 1843, leaving 1 
ch., wh. d. soon after. 4. Nancy J., Aug. 9, 1820, m. Washing- 
ton Jenkins, of Ab'n. 5. Beulah W., Oct. 3, 1823, d. May 27, 
1835. 6. Bufus T., Sep. 20, 1826, m. 1, Sarah J. Trlbou, who 
d. Dec. 29, 1850, and 2, Marg't. Binncy ; lives in E. Ab'n., and 
has Alonzo C, Oct. 31, 1850. 7. Warren, Nov. 7, 1829, m 
Marietta Torrey, 1852. 8. Geo. H., Mar. 27, 1832. 



310 FARNHAM— FITZGERALD. 

10. Zacclieus, s. Zacli. G, m. Marj Dillingham, Nov. 2, 1818, 
lives on his father's place, and has, 1. Elizab., Aug. 3, 1819, m. 
Philander Studley, Maj 11, 1837. 2. Henry C, Jan. 29, 1822, 
m. Sarah A Torre j, of Wcj'h., in May 1844, lives in W., and 
has Blanj E., July, 1849. 3. Mary A., Dec. 3, 1830. 

11. Jno., s. Zach. G, m. Elizab. B. Ellis, Nov. 2G, 1815, lives 
on Pleasant st., and has, 1. Jno. W., Dec. IG, 181G, m. Polly 
Whiting, Dec. 30, 1841, and has Alonzo TK, d. ; and Mimj W. 
2. Elizab. B., Dec. 22, 1819, m. Hiram B. Bonney, of H. 3. 
Mary R., Aug. 19, 1821, m. Allen F. Bonney, of H. 4. Ruth 
D., m. Dan'l Willis, of H. 

12. Joseph J., s. Joseph, and w. Rebecca, of Bethel, Me., and 
prob. a desc't. of Joseph, s. Matt. 1, m. Mary L., da. Josiah 
Torrey, of Ab'n., Mar. 27, 1851, lives in E. Ab'n., and is clerk in 
the store of Mr. Ellis. The mo. of Mr. E., m. Otis Perry, of H'n. 

FARNHAM, or FARNUM, Rufus, of Hampton, Ct., s. Zebe- 
diah, b. Mar. 9, 1796, m. 1, Loisa C. Reed, of Ct., Sep. 2, 1798, 
who d. Feb. 17, 1805 ; 2, Mrs. Elizab. Kelley, da. Geo. Langley, 
Esq., of Boston, Sep. 2, 1811, who d. Jan. 29, 1814; and 3, 
Priscilla, wid. of Geo. Langley, jr., and da. of Capt. Tilden Crock- 
er, June 12, 1815; was formerly a jeweller, in Boston, and now 
resides in II., near N. River bridge, in the old " builder Sylvester 
house," which was improved as a tavern for a time by Capt. 
Crooker. ch. : 1. Rufus, July 23, 1799, d. July 6, 1805. 2. 
Albert A., May 29, 1802, m. Eliza Wakefield, of Eng'd., and 
lives in N. York. (By 2d,) 3. Sarah W., Aug. 13, 1812, d. 
Sep. 25, 1813. (By 3d,) Loisa R., Jan. 13, 1823, m. Genl. 
Jas. D. Thompson, of N. Bed., Dec. 12, 1843. 

the first schoolmaster in 
XL, ra. Marg't. Snow- 
don, of Scit., Ap. 1729, 
and d. Feb. 11, 1746, 
and his wid. Mar. 22, 1763. (See p. 87-8.) ch. : 1. Marg't., 
May 23, 1733, m. Hezekiah Bowker ? Ap. 7, 1765. 2. Cathedne, 
Mar. 16, 1736, d. June 8, 1752. 




FOSTER — GARDNER. 311 

FOSTER, Joseph, of Mason, N. IL, s. Jona., m. Grace Tur- 
ner, in 1809, lives on Cedar st., and lias, 1. Reuben T., Feb. 16, 
1810, d. 1812. 2. Louisa, Sep. 27, 1811, m. 1, Asa Harlow, 
and 2, Jno. Puffer, Aug. 15, 1831. 3. Reuben T., Jan. 20, 
1814, ra. Augusta J. Joice, and d. in 18-18. No. ch. 4. And. 
J., Jan. 4, 1816, m. Rachel J. Lane, Dec. 6, 1838. No. ch. 5. 
Sylvia, Ap. 29, 1818, m. Ensign Crooker. 6. Josh., Nov. 23, 
1820, m. Rosamond Scott, Nov. 23, 1846, and has Anna^ Emma, 
and a da. b. 1852. 7. Mary, Dec. 16, 1824, m. Philander Lind- 
sej. 8. Joseph E., June 29, 1827. 9. Harriet A., July 29, 
1830, m. Jno. S. Tower, of Ab'n. 

GARDNER, a name common in H'm., from which town most 
of the Gardners of Plym'h. Co. originated. It is found in N. Eng. 
as early as 1640, at which date Edmond, and Thomas, were made 
freemen. The name was anciently spelled Garnet. 

^_y^^^ yp s. Joshua, of H'm., b. 

2. Oy^^^ ^^^^^^^yp^Z^^l^ VilO, m. Susanna ILatch, 
^^y of XL, May 8, 1798, and 

d. in H., Nov. 25, 1852, ae. 82. His wid. survives, ch. : 1. 
Thomas J., Esq., Selectman in 1834, and '35, and Rep. in 1834, 
and '53, m. Elvira, da. Capt. Edward Curtis, lives on Mill st., is 
proprietor of the old Curtis Mills, and has one da., Ellen. Mr. G. 
is a man highly esteemed in the town, for his intelligence, and in- 
tegrity: A view of his residence is given on the next page. 
2. Hiram, Ap., 1803, a farmer, Hves in the Ebenezer Curtis 
House, at the corner of Mill st., m. 1, Rebecca, da. Dr. David 
Bailey, June 5, 1831 ; and 2, Lucinda, da. Geo. Bailey; and has 
Alfred, Oct., 1831, d. Nov., 1848 ; Anne 11., Nov. 21, 1833, d. 
Dec. 17, 1842 ; Seth, Mar. 6, 1836 ; Eben'r. P.', (by 2d,) Char- 
lotte S., May 17, 1842 ; Anne R., Feb. 8, 1844 ; George, Nov. 
2, 1846 ; and Oartis, July 24, 1850, d. July 26, 1851 ? 3. Abi- 
gail, Oct. 25, 1804, m. Thos. Jones, of Scit., Nov. 13, 1831, and 
has one son, Marcellus. 4. Israel H., July 28, 1808, m. Harriet, 
da. Capt. Elisha Barrell, Nov. 15, 1830, lives with Capt. B., and 
has John B., Sep. 25, 1831, and 3Iar;i/ B., Ap. 29, 1836. 



312 



GARDNER — GARRATT. 








RESIDENCE OF T. J. GARDNER, ESQ. 

3. Noah, s. Noah, of H'm., b. June 9, 1778, m. Patience, da. 
Jos. Damon, lives on Whiting st., is a shoemaker, and has one son, 
Hearj W., Mar. 22, 1821, m. Hannah E. Ames, of Mfd., Nov. 
2, 1845, hves on Whiting st., and has James II., Ap. 7, 1847; 
Ileuhen N., Nov. 0, 1848, d. 1849 ; and Sarah A., Feb. 10, 1851. 

4. Minot T., s. Amos, of Ab'n., b. Feb. 24, 182G, m. Abigail 
W., da. Elias Pratt, of Scit., Jane 5, 1851, lives on Whiting st., 
in the house Avith Justus Whiting, an<l has one son, b. March 1, 
1852. 

5. Thomas 11. , b. Nov. 18, 1818, s. Alexander, of Il'n., m. 1, 
Sally B., da. Thos. Chubbuck, and had 1. Mary A., June 30, 
1887, d. Oct. 18, 1840 ; 2. Robert C, Jan. 23, 1839 ; 3. Henry 
C, Mar. 13, 1841 ; 4. Jno. D., Mar. 24, 1843 ; and 5. Lorenzo 
T., ■\Iar. 30, 1845. His first w. d. May 23, 1845, and he m. 2, 
Debo., Avid. of Joseph Curtis, Aug. 31, 1845, lives in South Scit., 
and has by her, 0. Mary A., July 23, 1846 ; and 7. Abby S., 
March 13, 1849. 

GARRATT, xVlfred C, M. D., s. Richard, of Broothaven, L. J 
I., was b. Oct. 3, 1813, received his preparatory education at ■ 
Lenox Acad., and grad. at Columbia Coll., as A.B.; and as M.D., 



GOODRICH. 



813 



at the Coll. of Phys. and Surgs., N. Y., in 1835-6 ; studied med. 
witli Duryee, a distinguislied French physician, and received an 
additional degree of M. D., at the Berkshire Med. Coll. His 
health being feeble, he sett, for a time in Fulton Co., Ills., and was 
Surgeon to the U. S. Dragoons, at Fort Des Moines. Leaving 
the West, he travelled through the U. S, and the Brit. Prov's., 
and also visited the W. I. Islands, the Spanish Main, Venezuela, 
Hayti, &c., and was U. S. Vice Consul for two years, at Port au 
Prince. He m. 1, Harriet L., da. Geo. AY. Taylor, Esq., of N. 
York, Cct. 13, 1836, and by her had Harriet L., Jan. 20, 1838, 
and Charles S., Oct. 23, 1843. His w. d. Jan. 5, 1847, and he 
m. 2, Elizabeth, only da. of Capt. Joshua Howe, of Ab'n., Jan. 
19, 1848, and by her has Joshua H., Feb. 19, 1850, and Alfred, 
Jan 7, 1853. Dr. G. was sett, in Ab'n. for a few years, as a 
physician and apothecary, and now resides in H,, near the Four 
Corners, in the fine mansion house, erected by Rev. J. G. Cooper, 
formerly Rector of St. Andrew's Church, and lately occupied by 
Dr. J. B. Fobes. A view of his residence is annexed. 




RESIDENCE OF DR. ALFRED C. GARRATT. 



GOODRICH, George W., m. Celia Chubbuck, of Ab'n., lives 
on Walnut st., and has George, WilUam, Nathan, Celia, Joseph, 
Perez, Sewall, and Eliza. 
20 



314 GRAY — GROSE. 

GRAY, Thomas, of Dublin, with his w. Sarah, was in in Scit. 
1730, and had ch. : 1. George, moved to Me. 2. Wilham, m. 
1, Abigail Perry, 1753, and 2, Sarah Ilayden, 1765, and sett. 
in Boston. 3. Lucy, m. a Lane, of Cohassett. 4. Abigail, m. 
Dwelley Clapp, of Scit. 5. Elizabeth, Oct. 18, 1741, m. Samuel 
Brook?, of H. 6. Mary, Nov. 24, 1745. 7. Sarah. S.James, 
1755. 

2. James, s. Thos., was a carpenter by trade, lived on the lane 
W. of Rocky Swamp, m. Bethia Curtis, in 1785, and had, 1. 
Abigail, June 3, 1787, m. Amos Dunbar. 2. Wm., prob. d. at 
sea. 3. Harrison, of the firm of Hilliard & Gray, publishers and 
booksellers, Boston ; m. Clarissa Eastham, of Exeter, N. H., d., 
and his wid. returned to E. 4. Bethia, m. Capt. Thos. Simmons, 
of H. 5. Rebecca, June 1797, m. Amos Dunbar, now of South 
Scit. 6. Elizab., Aug. 22, 1802, d. Aug., 1824. 

GROSE, GROCE, or GROSS, Edmond, was in Boston, in 
1642, and there d. in 1655, the Inv. of his Est. being entered 5 
d. 2 mo., 1655, on the Prob. Rec. Suff., Vol. 3, p. 21, in which 
he speaks of land at Muddy River, &c. His estate was appraised 
at <£185, and Jere. Huckins, and Lt. Jas. Johnson, were ap- 
pointed to administer in behalf of the wid. and ch. The estate 
was in debt to Matt. Grose, Mr. Cole, Clement Grose, Goodman 
Weeden, Mr. Starr, jr.. Matt. Barnes, Mr. Starr, senr., Brother 
Burton, Goody Baker ? Sister Davis, Mrs. Bowyer, Mr. Garret's 
fa. in Eng'd., for liquors, and to Barnard Squire. He left a s. 
Isaac ? also a s. Simon ? who m. Mary Bond, of Boston, in Oct., 
1675, (N. E. Gen. Reg. 2, 254,) and sett, in H'm., where he 
was fa. of Simon, Aug. 11, 1676 ; Thomas, Nov. 4, 1678; Jno., 
Ap. 13, 1681 ; Josiah, Aug. 2, 1683 ; Micah, Feb. 20, 1685 ; 
Alice, Ap. 26, 1689 ; and Abigail, June 28, 1692. Most of 
these m. and left desc'ts. (See H'm. Rec.) Edmond Gross, a 
desc't. of Edmond, of Boston, was in H'm. in 1700, where he d. 
Mar. 18, 1727-8, and his w. Martha, Sep. 19, 1726. He had 
Elizab., Jan. 13, 1700 ; Anne, Feb. 22, 1701 ; Edmund, May 10, 
1705; Obadiah, Mar. 28, 1708; and Martha, Mar. 29, 1711. 



GROSE — GURNET. 315 

We incline to the opinion that there \vas also another son, Isaac 
b. ab. 1713, and not entered on the li'm. Rec. Edmond, son of 
Edmond, m. Olive Sylvester, in 1736, and sett, in Scit., -where 
his desc'ts. yet reside, and was fa. of Elisha, whose sons John and 
Lewis, are still living in So. Scit. 

2. Isaac, m. Ruth Sylvester, Oct. 27, 1740, and d. Oct. 17, 
1773. His ch. were, 1. Mary, Mar. 21, 1742, m. Morris H. 
Clark, Ap. 2, 1789. 2. Sarah, Ap. 21, 1743, d. May 6, 1774. 

3. Ruth, 1746, d, Sep. 6, 1820. 4. Thos., 1747, d. June 26, 
1798. 5. Saml., 1749. 6. Jacob, a mariner, went off many 
years since. 7. Zilpha, 1752, d. Mar. 17, 1808. C. Elizab., d. 
July 23, 1775. 9. Isaac, 1756, d. July 28, 1804. 

3. Samuel, s. Isaac 2, m. 1, Elizab. Torrey, Feb. 24, 1780 ; 
and 2, Submit Gardner, of H'm., Mar. 3, 1791, who d. Sep. 15, 
1816, ae. 45, and he Nov. 16, 1817. A soldier in the Rev'n. 
ch. : 1. Elizab. T., m. 1, Nathl. Pratt, Hfx., Nov. 29, 1803; and 
2, Joseph Sylvester, of H. 2. Mary, m. David Turner, Aug. 3, 
1800. 3. Ruth, m. Thos. Winslow, Feb. 20, 1800. (By 2d,) 

4. Sarah S., m. Harris W. Totman, of Scit. He d. 1852. 5. 
Pamelia, m. Wm. Lucas, Plym'h. 6. Sylvia, m. Nathl. Bennet. 

7. Nathl., drowned. 8. Melzar, Dec. 5, 1808, is m., Uves in 
Cohas't., and has ch. 9. Ansel G., July 14, 1803. 10. Nathl., 
is m., and lives in E. Ab'n. 

4. Ansel G., s. Saml. 3, m. Rebecca, da. Laban Wilder, Nov. 
27, 1816, lives in So. Scit., and has, 1. Henry A., Mar. 12, 18z6, 
m. Julia A. Curtis, July 11, 1847, lives in So. Scit., and has 
Geo, K, Nov. 22, 1850. 2. Charles, June 15, 1828, m. Mary 
A. Hobart, July 11, 1847, lives in So. Scit., and has CJias. W.^ 
Ap., 1849. 3. Dexter, June 9, 1830. 4. Nelson, Aug. 12, 
1832. 5. Rebecca, Sep. 22, 1834. 6. Mary, Sep. 20, 1836, 
m. Perkins Clapp. 7. Helen M., Dec. 1, 1838, d. Oct. 1, 1840. 

8. Jno.,Dec. 1, 1840. 9. Geo. W., Jan. 14, 1844, d. Mar. 17, 
1847. 10. Edward E., Sep. 14, 1845, d, Ap. 27, 1846. 11. 
Ellen, June 24, 1848. 12. Emma, Feb. 27, 1851. 

GURNEY, Joseph W., s. Melvin, of Ab'n,, and prob. a desc't.. 
of Saml., of Ab'n., 1694, m. lantha E. Studley, May 25, 1837, 
hves on Pleasant st., is a shoemaker, and has, 1- Warren S., June 



816 HALL — HAMMOND — HARDING — HATCH. 

5, 1839. 2. Matilda S., May 8, 1841. 3. Lysander F., June 
8, 1843. 4. Ann E., Dec. 20, 1847. 

2. Benoni, s. Benoni, of Ab'n., m. Eliza W. Delano, Oct. 14, 
1846, lives on King st., and has, 1. Elenor J., Feb. 19, d. Sep. 
18, 1847. 2. Willard A., Ap. 17, 1848. 3. Benoni H., Jan. 
21, 1851. * 

HALL, Benj. B., s. Danforth, and w. Betsey (Trouant), of 
Mfd., m. Nancy N., da. Nathl. Curtis, Nov. 26, 1838, lives on 
Centre st., in the Amos Bates house, and has, 1. Benj, E., Ap. 
11, 1840. 2. Nancy A., Oct. 30, 1842. 3. Sarah C, Jan. 18, 
d. Feb. 11, 1846. 4. Helen, Oct. 31, 1847. 5. Francis A., 
Dec. 1, 1850. 

HAMMOND, Henry, b. Feb. 3, 1825, and Joseph, b. 1834, 
sons Francis, of Pemb., with their mo., a wid., live on Wash'n. st., 
near- East st. 

HARDING, Seth W., s. Jno., of E. Bridg'r., and prob. a 
desc't. of Jno., of Braintree, 1707, m. Cynthia J. Tribou, lives on 
Centre st., is a shoemaker, and had Everett E., June 8, 1849, d. 
Oct. 27, 1851. 

. (William Hatch) a merchant, of 

/pV^^^*-€iy^^ \ ^fiy^<^ Sandwich, England, with his w. 

Jane, five children, and servants, 
embarked in the Hercules, of Sandwich, John Witherley, 
master, for N. Eng., in 1634, with many others, who sett, in 
Scit. ; and the same year w^e find him in Scit., living on Kent st. 
He was the first ruling elder of the 2d Church, in 1643, and was 
an active and useful man in the settlement of the town. His 
desc'ts., in Plym'h. Co., and elsewhere, are very numerous. Of 
these, Jeremiah bought the place of John Hanmer, ab. 1680, now 
occupied by Albert White, Esq., (see p. 24,) but of his desc'ts., 
none remain in Hanover. Israel Hatch, of Mfd, had sons Jno., 
and Thos., who were of H., and some of their desct's. are still in 
the town. 



HATCH — HERSEY. 317 

2, John, b. May, 1739, s. Israel, of Mfd., m. Barshaway Tur- 
ner, 1760, and built the house on Main st., in which his son Jno. 
now Uves. He was a Capt. in the Rev'n., and d. May 1, 1809. 
and his wid. in 1824. ch. : 1. Barshaway, May 30, 1761, m. 
Snow Curtis, of H. 2. Jno., July 28, 1762, d. Ap. 27, 1775, 
3. Ezekiel T., June 14, 1764, m. Han'h. Bailey, May 8, 1788, 
and d. Feb. 1, 1797, leaving ch. 4. Melzar, May 8, 1766. 5. 
Ruth, Oct. 15, 1768, d. Mar. 7, 1775. 6. Sibyl, Sep. 7, 1770. 
Yet hving, in 11. 7. Lucy, Mar. 12, 1772, m. Ezra Beal, Pemb., 
Ap. 15, 1790. 8. Rachel, Mar. 1, 1774, m. Josh. Dwelley, 
Mar. 16, 1797. 9. Jno., Ap. 27, 1776, (m. Nancy Cleaves, of 
Beverly, who is d., and he lives on his father's place. Of his ch., 
Litcy, m. Wm. E. Smith, of II. ; Sibyl, m, Danl. Dill, of Hull ," 
John, is living in H., on Circuit st., m. Elizab. E. Stetson, Aug. 
25, 1836, and has Ann E., Aug. 7, 1837; Sarah, Nov. 29, 
1838 ; Alice J., Ap. 6, 1840 ; Benj. S., Sep. 22, 1842, d. Sep. 
9, 1843 ; and Benj. S., Ap. 2, 1848 ; Benj. C, lives in Taun- 
ton, and is m. ; and the wid. of Ezekiel T., is living in H., on 
Main st. There is ajso a da. Butli^ living with her fa.) 10. 
Gamaliel, Feb. 14, 1778, m. 1, Mary, da. Capt. Edward Wilder, 
of H'm., and sett, in Beverly ; and, 2. Ann Bowker. He is d. 
Left sev. ch. 11. Ruth, Jan. 5, 1780, m. Stephen Bailey, Oct. 
27, 1816. 

3. Melzar, s. Jno. 2, m. Sally Barstow, Jan. 3, 1802, and d. 
Jan. 5, 1807, and his wid. Dec. 1, 1831, ae. 51. ch. : 1. Melzar^ 
180^, m. Ruth T., da. Benj. Bass, May 25, 1828, lives on Main 
St., in the house erected by himself, and has one son, Melzar, Oct. 
2, 1832, m. Sarah E., da. Capt. James Farrow, and has a son 
Walter, b. 1852. 2. Sarah, 1805, m. Joshua Cushing. 3. 
Barshaway T., 1808, m. Jacob Sprague, Nov. 15, 1829. 

■ HERSEY, David, b. Nov., 1785, s. Stephen, of E. Bridg'r., 
and a desc't. of Wm., of Ab'n., 1719, m. Jane, da. Col. J. B. 
Barstow, Nov. 12, 1816, who d. Aphl 14, 1847. He lives on 
Broadway, in the old Bardin house, ch. : 1. Jacob, Dec. 31, 
1816, is a ship-master ; m. Frances C, da. Judge Kilborn Whit- 
man, of Pemb., and lives in P.; no ch. 2. Jane B., March 8, 



318 HENDERSON — HOLLIS — HOLMES. 

1820, d. March 1, 184T. 3. Robert, Ap. 10, 1824, m. Lucy S., 
da. Chas. Djer, in 1848, lives with his fa., and has Jane ^.,Maj 
23, 1849. 4. Marj, Dec. 17, 1830. 

HENDERSON, Wm., son Sam'L, b. Oct. 8, 1796, m. Mary 
Mann, Mar. 11, 1821, and d. in California, in 1828. His wid. 
lives on Main st. ch. : 1. Wm. L., May 18, 1823, m. Sarah 
Morse, Sept. 1, 1834, is in Gala., and has Wm. F., Jno. P., and 
Charles C. 2. Mary M., Sept. 27, 1830, m. Capt. Duncan T- 
Stoddard, Sept. 1851. 3. Sam'L A., Aug. 5, 1833, ra. Rebecca 
Spear, June 15, 1851. 4. Lloyd G., Jan. 1836. 5. Joseph M., 
June 22, 1840. 

HOLLIS, Silas, s. Jno., m. Hannah B. Dwelley, lives on Broad- 
way, is a carpenter, and has 1. Mary D., Aug. 1833, ra. Chas. 
E.Thayer, of H. 2. Lydia A. S., Jan. 1836. 3. Hannah J., 
Feb. 1838. 4. Elizab. A., Mar. 9, 1844. 

2. Abel, of Plym'h., m. Betsey Pratt, Nov. 1820, Uves on 
Broadway, and has 1. Abigail, Feb. 27, 1826, m. Zenas Sturtevant. 
2. Josh., May 16, 1828. 3. Betsey S., Sep. 9, 1833, d. 1834. 
4. Betsey S., Jan. 4, 1836. 5. Sam'L, Dec. 8, 1841. 6. Lo- 
renzo, Mar. 20, 1844, d. 1848. 

HOLMES, Rev. Cyrus, s. Nath'L, of Hf'x., b. July 9, 1800, 
stud, at Phillips Acad., Exeter, N. H., grad. at Dart. Coll. 1828, and 
at And. 1831; was Princ. of the Acad, in Woburn, 1831-'35; Tutor 
of the Clas'l. Dep't of the High School, Northampton ; after which 
he preached for a time, but ill health compelled him to abandon his 
profession, and in 1840, he came to H., and was Princ. of the 
Acad, till his death ; and Rep. in 184S-'49. He d. Aug. 16, 
1849, and his wid., Sophia A., da. Dr. Ant'y. Collamore, of Pemb., 
whom he m. June 17, 1832, survives, and lives in the Judge 
Cushing house, ch. : 1. Elizab., Ap. 24, 1833, d. Sep. 20, 
1834. 2. Cyrus C, Oct. 2, 1836. 3. Luther W., Sep. 15, 
1839. 4. Sophia A., Ap. 20, 1842. 5. Thos. B., May 14, 1844. 
6. Eliza C, and 7. Nancy, Mar. 10, d. July, 1848. 

'.-''VV--'" 1,^^ ^- 



HOUSE HOWLAND JACOBB. 



319 



HOUSE, Sam'I., waa of Bos'n., prob. the same as Sam'l. of 
Scit., 1634 ; and Sam'l. of the Gth gen. from him, is now living 
in II., m. 1, Ruth Turner, and 2, Elizab. T. White, and has 1. 
Sam'l., May 15, 1823, m. Mary C. Josselyn, lives in H'd., and 
has ch. 2. Jas. W., May IT, 1827. 

2. Julius, a desc't. of Sam'l. the first, m. Ruth Bailey, lives on 
King St., and has sons Julius and William. 

ROWLAND, Alvin, s. Jona., of IPn., h. Nov. 20, 1808, m. 
Marcia Josselyn, Nov. 20, 1838, lives on Summer st., is a shoema- 
ker, and has 1. Alonzo 11., Aug. 4, 1839. 2. Charles A., June 
1842. 




JACOBS FAMILY. 



Arms: A chev. gu., between three 
wolves heads, erased, ppr. 

Crest: A wolf, pass. ppr. 



JACOB, or JACOBS, an English family, probably of Jew- 
ish descent, settled in Berkshire, Middlesex, Suffolk, Warwick- 
shire, and Wiltshire. William was among the gentry of Berk- 
shire, in l-l')->; Nicholas was of Suffolk; Humphrey was of the 
gentry of AVarwickshirc, in 1433 ; and Tiiomas was of Wiltshire, 
and d. in 1<>46, ae. 73. (See Fuller's Worthies of Eng. passim.) 
The coats of arms of different branches, vary in some points, but 
agree in the main, tigers heads being occasionally substituted for 
wolves heads. (See Betham's Baronetage, and Burke's General 
Armory.) 



320 JACOBS. 

Nicholas, the ancestor of a ) ortion of the families in N. En;:., 
acconliug to Dan'l. Cushing's record, "with his w., and 2 eh., and 
their cosen Thos. Lincoln, weaver, came from old H'm., and sett. 
in this ll'm., in IO08.'" He resided a short time at Wat.,' and 
was made freeman in 1035 — 6. 

In June, 1(>.>5, there were granted to him (> acs. of Planting 
ground, upon "weariall Hill." June 4, l(ir>r», the first of the 
Great Lots next to Wey'h. river was assigned to him ; and a lot of 
♦) acs. "at the head of the plain next to f^dward (Jillman, his 
bro. in law." He had also a house lot in Bachelor river, which ho 
sold to Mr. Gillman. Mar. 2o, 1037, he was one of the nine Se- 
lectmen. July G, lt>40, he was one of the 1> to divide Conohasset, 
where he had land. In 1048 — i«>, he was Rep. to the (leu'l. 
Court. Li lOoo, he was one of the 8 Commissioners to be pre- 
sented to the Court for the year ensuing. He d. June 5, 1057, 
leaving an estate of £393 8s. (Kb, and a will, in which he gives 
legacies ''to wife Mary, £30 ; to Joseph, Hannah, and Debo. Lor- 
ing, £10 each ; to son John, a double portion ; to son Joseph, to 
da. Mary, w. of Jno. Otis, to da. EUzab., w. of Jno. Thaxter, to 
da. Sarah, w. of Jno. Gushing, and to das. Debo., and Han'h., 
equal shares." ch. : 1. John, b. in Eng. 2. Elizab., b. in 
Eng., m. Jno Thaxter, Dec, 1048. 3 Mary, b. in H'ni., 
m. Jno. Otis, 1052 — 3. 4. Sarah, m. Jno. Gushing, 1053. 
5. Hannah, bap. Feb. 23, 1040, m. Lt. Matt. Gushing? 
(See her brother's will.) 0. Josiah, bap. Nov. 0,1042, d. young. 
7. Debo. L., bap. Nov. 20, 1043, m. Gap. Nath'l Thomas, M'fd. 
Jan. 19, 1004, had 10 ch., and d. in 1090. 8. Joseph, bap. 
May 10, 1040. 

NoTK : the wid. of Mr. J., m. Jno. R(.'al,i)t' H'm.. in lG,")i>. 

(Ga])taiu John, ) son 

^X^ /^ /// /^ Nicholas, nV. 1, Mar- 

^ ^0 Jlii /CA,^^Q(j^ gery, Ja. of Anthony 

J ^ \ Eamos, Oct. 20, 1053 

^ who d. Ap. 7, 1059 ; 

and 2, Mary, da. Geo. Russell, Oct. 3, 1001 ; was of Glad Ti- 

* Lincoln's Bi. Cent address, p. 42. "^ Ibid, p. 37. 

• Deane'a Scit. p. 292,andrrob. Kec. Suff. 



JACOBS. 321 

din,: 'n : surveyor, 1658 ; one of the 13 -who, in 1660, oppos- 
ed Capt. Tosh. Hobart's being freed from taxes "on acc't. of be- 
ing Capf: ' In 1670, 10 shares in each of the 1, 2, 3, and 4, 
divsn's. * ' land were assigned him. In 1680, he was one of the 
11 who v\'ted against building the old meeting house, now Mr. 
Richardson's, where it at present stands. His quarterly tax this 
year was £3 43. 6d. In 1682, he was Capt. of the Anc. and 
lion. Artil'y. Co. ; and in 1685, he Avas one of Com'ec. of 8, to 
lay a t ]> '; ^hways in the Conohasset grant. He was much employ- 
ed in town business ; and was a man of enterprise and shrewdness. 
He d. Sep. 18, 1693, leaving a will, in which he gives to his bro. 
Joseph, a piece of fresh meadow, then in his occupancy ; to his 
eldest son David, <£50, over and above what he had already had ; 
— to Peter, and Sam'l., a saw mill and fulling mill, with the ponds 
and land adjoining, on both sides of the river, &c. ; and to Peter, 
£60, for his services since of age ; to John, house and land at Co- 
hasset, at Cold Spring, occupied by Francis Howell, together with 
70 shares in the 1st div. of lands, if he lives to have heirs, other- 
wise, 1-2 of the same to David's eldest son, and the other 1-2 to 
Peter, and Sam'l. ; — to da. Mary Bisbe,12 acs., at G't. Plain, bought 
of Jno. Otis, and formerly owned by Thos. Turner, and .£17, to be 
paid in six years ; to da. Sarah Hawkes, 4 lots at the Ware river 
and X20, to be paid in six years ; — to da. Jael Gushing, home land, 
bought of Jno. Magoone, and <£10, in 6 years ; — to Elizab. Tur- 
ner, 2 shares in the Major's purchase, and <£50, in 6 years ; — to da- 
Hannah, £100, 1-2 in 1 year, and the rest in 6 years ; — to da. 
Debo., £100, 1-2 when of age, and the rest in 7 years ; to da. 
Lydia, 1-2 corn mill at Wey'h., and £20, when 18 years of age ; 
— and to da. Abigail, barn, upland, &c., at Cohasset, at a place 
called Beach Island, — the profits to be for her education till of age. 
He speaks of his gr. fa. Russell, for whom he makes provision in 
his old age ; also of his fa. Russell, and of his bros. in-law, Capt. 
Nath'l. Tliomas, and Lt. Matt.Cushing ; and his estate was apprais- 
ed at £1298 5s.' eh.: 1. John, Oct. 2, 1654, slain by 
the Indians, near his father's house, Ap. 19, 1676. 2. Mary, 

1 Prob. Eec. Suff. Aug. 1693, and the files. 



822 • JACOBS. 

March 30, 1657, called Mary Bisbe in her fat 

prob.m. Sam'l. Bisbe? 3. Sarah, Sep. 20, 1657, m. „ as i;,.. 

July 9, 1678. (By 2d,) 4. Jael, Sep. 7, 1662, m. Matt. CushinL: 

1 684, and d. Dec. 23, 1708. 5. David, June 20, : 

Elizab., Ap. 11, 1666, m. Elisha Turner ? 7. Peter, 

1667. 8. Hannah, Dec. 26, 1669. 9. Sam'l., Nov. 

10. Debo., Aug. 15, 1674, d. Aug. 22, 1675. 11. D. 

8, 16 77,m.Jno. Gushing? Dec. 27,1694. 12. John, .,,j . 

1679, prob. m. Sarah, da. Dan'l. Gushing, Feb. 19, 1711, wa 
of Gohasset, and Dea. of the Ghurch, but left no ch. oi. j • 

13. Lydia, Ap. 18, 1681, m. Jno. Gould, Hull, Jan. i:. i- • 

14. Abigail, Nov. 13, 1683, m. Nath'l Gill, Aug. 15. 1705. 

o /~wr/ / >^^ ^ son Nicholas, was freem., in 

yO'^f^^t^ . ^J(^(:^^^'^^\Vm., and had lot of land 

^ near Great Hill,and 4shares 

in the divis. of Lands in 1670. He was a carpenter by trade, 

and by wife Hannah, had 1. Joseph, Feb. 20, 1672, prob. 

d. young. 2. Joseph, Ap., 10, 1675. 3. Benj., Ap. 10, 

1680. 4. Mary, Sep. 16, 1686, d. Mar. 22, 1695. This 
is all the record we have found of the family. He is named in the 
will of his bro. John. 

s. Gapt. John 2, sett, in 



4- ^y^ ^ (^ ^ Scit., ab. 1688, when he 

^C^^y2^<^ J^^ ^ C^^ purchased the lands of his 

uncle, Geo. Russell, on the south-east of Stockbridge's mill, 
anciently the Stedman place, and his house stood where stands 
that of the late Sam'l Hatch. He is called a "weaver " on 
the 'Prob. Rec. Suff., and was an active man in the town? 
of good education, Dea. of the church, and always emjiloyed in 
pubUc affairs, and as a school-master. He m. 1, Sarah, da. Jno. 
Gushing, Esq., 1689, she being his cousin ; and 2, jNIary Gushing. 
ch. : 1. David, Oct. 28, 1690, prob. d. young. 2. Mary, July 
15, 1692, m. Josh. Barker. 3. Sarah, Sep. 15, 1694, m. Jede- 
di. Lincoln. 4. Elisha, Oct. 30, 1696, d. young. 5. Debo., Ap. 
22, 1698, m. Dr. Isaac Otis, Scit., the first regularly edu. phys. 
sett, in Scit., and a gent, of uncommon acccomplishments of 



JACOBS. 323 

person and mind. He d. 1718.' 6. Lydia, Aug. 1, 1700. 7. 
Josh., Mar. 31, 1702. 8. Hannah, Ap. 27, 1704, m. Jno. Spar- 
rowhawk, Plj^m'h., Dec. 2, 1715 ; and 2., Sam'l. Gushing. 9. Jo- 
seph, Aug. 16, 1707. 10. Benj., Ap. 10, 1709. 11. EHsha, Oct. 
7, 1711. Left no desc'ts. on record. 

5. Peter, s. Capt. Jno. 2, m. Hannah, da. Sam'l. Allen, of 
Barnstable, is called a "Fuller," on the Prob. Rec. Suff., and lived 
and d. in H'm. ch. : 1. Jno., Oct. 7, 1694, m. Mercy Farrow, 
1724, was Rep. 1726, and had Jno., 1724, 3Iary, 1726, and Al- 
lyn. 1728. 2. Hannah, July 22, 1695, m. Jacob Loring. 3. 
Mary, Sep. 19, 1698, m. Abel Gushing. 4. Elizab., Ap. 9,1700, 
m. Thos. Andrews, H'm. 5. Peter, Oct. 25, 1701. 6. Jael, 
May 10, 1703, m. Benj. Loring, Dec. 24, 1728. 7. Lydia, Ap. 
16, 1705, m. Rev. Ne'h. Hobart, Gohas't., Jan. 14, 1724, and d. 
Feb. 12, 1736. 8. Joseph, Aug. 11, 1706, d. young. 9. Jo- 
seph, Ap. 14. 1708, m. Ruth "Wilson, and had Mary,, 1735, 
Ruth, 1737, and 1 da. d. young. 10. Abig., Dec. 3, 1709, m. 
Josh. Herrick, Beverly, Sep. 8. 1737. 11. Sarah, July 13, 1712, 
m. Jona. Lazell, Dec. 21 1743. 12. Debo., Aug. 28, 1714, m. 
Jas. Fearing, Nov. 22, 1733. 

6. Sam'l. s. Jno. 2, m. Elizab. , is called a " husbandman," 

in the Prob. Rec. Suff., and d. intestate, Oct. 29. 1695, leaving 
one s., Sam'l., b. June 27, 1695, of whom his mo. was appointed 
guardian, and who sett, in Pemb., being called Lt. Sam'l., on the 
Pemb. Rec. By w. Susanna, he had, 1. Seth, m. Penelope Burton, 
Oct. 23, 1751, and had /Scmi'L, (m. Mary Sprague, and had Jno. 
who m. Grace Earned,) Seth, Stephen, and Sam'l.; and 2. Bur- 
ton. 

7. Joshua, s. Gapt. David 4, m. Mary James, Ap. 7, 1726, and 
lived in Scit., Avhere I. R. Jacobs, Esq., now resides, having built 
that house. He was an early proprietor of the Jacobs Mills, with 
his bro. Dr. Joseph, and was an extensive landholder, and a man 
of industry, and active business habits. He d. Dec. 9, 1784, ae. 
82, and his wid. July 22, 1803, ae. 99. ch.. : 1. Sarah, Nov. 2, 
1727, d. Aug. 13, 1753. 2. David, Jan. 16, 1729. 3. 

1 See the Otis' Geneology, in the N. E. Gen. Reg. 



324 JACOBS. 

Marj, July 17, 1732, m. Col. Jno. Cushing, of Scit., and d., Ap. 
27, 1814, ae. 82. 4. Jno., May 23, 1735^. 5. Joshua, June 23, 
1737. 6. Eunice, July 23, 1740, d. Dec. 4. 1784. 7. James, 
Mar. 6. 1742. 8. Lucy, Nov. 3, 1748, m. Nath'l. Jacobs, Jan. 6, 
1780, and d. in 1812. 

8. Dr. Joseph, s. Capt. David 4, m. Mary, da. Edward 
Foster, of Dorchester, in 1734, was sometime Deacon of the 2d. 
Church in Scituate, and Hved where Col. Jno. Collamore now 
resides. He was a skilful physician, a man of good talents, suc- 
cessful in his practice, and of respectable standing. He was also 
part proprietor of the Jacobs ]\Iills, and a large land holder, 
both in Scituate and Hanover, ch. : 1. Elisha, Aug. 29, 1735. 
2. Relief, Jan. 16, 1737, m. David Jacobs. 3. Hannah, May 9, 
1739, m. Jno. James. 4. Sarah, May 1741, m. Jno. Foster. 5. 
Lydia, May 30, 1743, m. Amasa Whiting. 6. Joseph, May 7, 
1745, d. young. 7. Debo., May 12, 1747, d. unm. 8. Nath'l., 
' Oct. 7, 1748, d. young. 9. Nath'l., Ap. 6, 1750. 10. Mary, 
Jan. 27, 1751, m. Jno. Foster, — his 2d w. 11. Abig., Dec. 1, 
1753, m. Caleb Sylvester. 12. Joseph, July 12, 1755, d. young. 
13. Joseph, May 5,1757. 

9. Benj., s. Capt. David 4, m. Mary Thomas, of Pemb., and 
lived and d. at his father's place, in Scit., since known as the Sam'l. 
Hatch place, ch. : 1. Anne, July 6, 1738, d. young. 2. Mary, 
Sep. 8, 1739, m. Sam'l Hatch. 3. Anne, May 30,~1743, d. 
young. 4. Priscilla, Feb. 8, 1746, d. young. 5. Priscilla, d. 
unm. 6. Anne, Nov. 25, 1753, d. unm. 7. Sarah, Jan. 10, 
1756, d. unm.. Mar. 27, 1837. 

10. Peter, s. Peter 5, m. Lydia, da. Jno. Lane, Ap. 5, 1731, 
and hved and d. in H'm., a respected and useful citizen, ch. : 1. 
Jno., Aug. 14, 1732. 2. Lydia, Aug. 3, 1734, m. Jno. Lincoln, 
Aug. 5,1760. 3. Bethia, 1736. 4. Peter, Aug. 23, 1738. 5. 
Nicholas, Aug. 26, 1741. 6. Hannah, 1744, m. Isaac Sprague. 
7. Mary, 1746. 8. David, 1747. m. Hannah Abbot ? 

/s. Josh. 7, lived in H., ni. 1, 

11. j25 ^^l^f'^ Q^a^C^^^ Hannah Richmond, June 2, 

^ 1759, who d. Mar. 17, 1776 ; 

and 2, Relief, da. Dr. Joseph Jacobs, Jan. 16, 1778 ; lived >Yhere 



JACOBS. 325 

Rev. R. L, Killam now resides, in Snappet ; and built that house, 
■which he impx'oved for many years as a Tavern. (See the view 
under Mr. Killam's name.) He was an extensive land holder, 
and surveyor ; Selectman from 1776-'78 ; a member of the Com. 
of Safety in the Rev'n.; Rep. in 1780, 81, and 86 ; and d. Dec. 16, 
1808, ae. 79, and his w. Jan. 6, 1805, ae. 68. ch. : 1. David, 
Ap. 20, 1763. 2. Perez, Oct. 29, 1765. 3. Richmond, Sep. 12, 
1767, d. Feb. 4, 1775. 4. Hannah, May 29, 1769, m. Nath'l. 
Gushing, Scit. 5. Eunice, "Feb. 4, 1775, d. Feb. 27, 1850 
/ 12. Col. Jno., s. Josh. 7, m. Hannah Tolman, and lived in Scit., 
where Dr. Bailey's desc'ts. now reside. He was a mason by trade, 
a Col. in the Rev'n., and a man of great activity and ability, ch. : 

1. Jno., Sep. 22, 1759, m. Mabel Litchfield, was a blacksmith by 
trade, and lived for a time in H., where Hiram Curtis now resides, 
whence he moved to Carlisle, Mass., where his desc'ts. still reside, 
and of which town his son Jno.^ was Rep. to the Mass. Leg. in 1850. 

2. Sam'L, or Leni'L, June 10, 1761, m. Sarah Randall, was a 
shipwright by trade, lived in Scit., and had iSarah, m. Michael 
Ford. ;' LemH., d. unra. ; Benj., now Uving in So. Scit., (m. Tripho- 
sa Sylvester, and has Sarah, Adeline, Warren and Tempo,) and 
Nancy. 3. Hannah, Ap. 4, 1763, m. Col. Chas. Turner, and is yet 
living, in So. Scit. 4. Sarah, Dec. 15, 1764, m. Calvin Bailey, of 
H. 5. Francis, Oct. 2, 1766. 6.. Mary, July 20, 1768, m. 
Jas. Bourne. 7. Chas., May 26, 1770, m. Elizabeth Snelling, was 
a carpenter, lived in Bos'n., and had, Elizah., m. a Peterson ; 
Nancy S. ; Harriet ; and Chas. 8. Roland, Mar. 17, 1772, m 
Anna Eames, lives in Me., is a shipwright, and has Holand, m. a 

•Young, and has ch. ; Warren; John; Mary, m. a Bradford; 
Ann ; and Hannah. 9. Walter, Dec. 27, 1774, m. Elizab. Turner, 
d. in Scit., and his wid. lives in Ab'n. ; had Walter; 3Iary A., 
(m. Milo Kellogg, and lives in E. Ab'n.) ; 3Iariah, (m. Marshal 
H. Litchfield,) ; Roland, (m. Emily Blanchard, and has Chas., 
Geo., Lyman, and Emily) ; Chas. ; Lyman ; Ellinor ; and Lydia. 
10. Fanny, Nov. 18, 1776, Uving in So. Scit. 11. Warren, Mar. 
29, 1778, m. Rachel Clapp, was killed by falling from a building 
in Boston, and his wid. m. Stephen Hall, and is now a wid., in 
Medford. His ch. were Warren, (m. Tamsen Puffer, May 10, 



326 JACOBS. • 

1833, lives in So. H'm., and has Warren 11., Jan. 10, '35, drown- 
ed in 1845 ; Mary C, Oct. 29, '38 : Jno. 2., Jan. 23, '40 ; An- 
drew, Feb. 8, '43 ; and Warren H., June 4, 1850, d. May, 1851) ; 
Rachel, m. Dr. Milton Fuller, of Medford ; and JSlizab., m. Ste- 
phen Coats, of Saugus. He is d. 

13. Capt. Josh., s. Josh. 7, m. Elizab. Richmond, and lived 
where his son Loring's desc'ts. now reside. He was a cooper by 
trade ; a Capt. in the Rev'n. ; sometime Selectman of Scit. ; and a 
man of sound sense, few words, and steady habits. He d. Aug. 
9, 1808, ae. 71, and his w. Dec. 9, 1781, ae. 47. ch. : 1. Josh., 
Sep. 22, 1767. 2. Elizab., Oct. 24, 1769, d. unm. 3. Loring, 
May, 1771. 4. Lucy, Ap. 16, 1773, m. Josh. Hersey, H'm., 
Mar. 6, 1794. 5. Rhoda, Aug. 17, 1778, m. Jacob Real, Mar. 

14, 1798. 6. Mary, Aug. 26, 1780, m. Alex'r. Vining, and is 
living a wid., in So. Scit. 7. Sylvester, Sep. 1, 1782, lives in Gro- 
ton, and has Elizab. ; CyntUa S., d. ae. ab. 28 ; Sylvester, d. ae. 
ab. 12 ; Lucy ; Amelia ; and Charles, now at H. Coll. 

s. Josh. 7, m. Debo. Richmond, 
/Y c/ / Mar. 19, 1772, and lived where 

^ L/ resides, in So. Scit., where he 

d., Sep. 12, 1827, ae. 86, respected in life and lamented in death, 
ch.: 1. Jas., Jan. 3, 1773, d. atH. Coll., Sep. 16, 1793. 2. Ich- 
abod R., June 27, 1774. 3. Debo., June 22, 1776, m. Capt. 
Chas. Cushing, H'm. 4. Thos.M., Sep, 22, 1777. 5. Nabby, 
June 19, 1780, m. Abiel Farrow, and is living, a wid., in So. Scit. 
6. Michael, July 17, 1782, m. wid Iluldah Bowker, hves in So. 
Scit., and has Julia, d., and Edwin. 7. Eunice, Feb. 3, 1783, 
m. Sam'l. Hatch, Scit., and d. Jan. 2, 1811. 

// g. Dr. Joseph, 8, m. Lu- 
'^yi_Xr%n sanna Randall, was a farm- 

15. ^^^ y /^/ er and brickmaker, lived 

in Scit., where his son, 
Hon. E. F. Jacobs, now 

resides, (having built that house,) and d. Dec. 8, 1779, ae. 43, 
and his wid.,May 4, 1821, ac. 82. ch. : 1. Elisha, Aug. 12, 1760, 




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m. in N. York, was Capt. of a corps of Artificers, in the Rev'n., 
and prob. d. at the South. 2. Saml., Mar. 4, 1762, a shipwright; 
sett, in Me.; m. 1, Marg't. Stinson ; and 2, Marg't. McGlatherj; 
was many yrs. Rep. to the Mass. Leg.; Justice of the Peace and 
Quorum; and d. Sep. 5, 1809, and his wid. in 1837, ae. 75; having 
had, by 2d w., Samuel, stud, law, but sett, as a merchant, and d. 
unm., in 1835, ae. 44 ; Frederic, m. Julia, da. Benj. Gushing, 
Esq., had Benj. C, Robt. W., Eliza, Adaline, Frederic, and Delia, 
and d. in 1834, ae. 39; Robert, d. unm., in 1829, ae. 31 ; Bela, 
d. unm., in 1849, ae. 52 ; and Caroline, m. Dr. Joseph H. Esta- 
brooks, in 1823, and had 19 ch., of whom 12 are living. 3. 
Braddoc, May, 1764. 4. Benj., Sep. 29, 1766. 5. Lydia°Aug. 
25, 1768, d. Sep. 24, 1785. 6. Bela, May 1, 1770, m. Polly 
Eaton, lived in Me., and d., leaving no ch. 7. Polycarpus, May. 
29, 1772, m. 1, a Clapp; and 2, Rebecca Coffin, Nantucket; sett, 
first in Me., as shipwright; and d. in Milton, Mass, in 1852; 
having had, 3felintha, d.; jSusanna, m. Lewis Tucker, Milton, and 
is d. ; Mlizab. Gi., m. Rev. Gamal. C. Beman, Winchendon 
Mass. ; Leah L., m. Henry Allen, of Me. ; Edivd. F., m. Lavina 
Picket, and is d. ; Almena, m. Nathl. Swift, Andover, Mass. • 
Rachel, m. Jno. Myers, Milton, Mass. ; and Benj. T., d. 8. 
Edward F., Oct. 23, 1774. 9. Lusanna, Nov. 20, 1777, m. 
Nathl. Tucker, and lives, in Dorch'r. 

s. Dr. Jos. 8, m. 

// Jan. 6, 1/80, who 

d. Mar. 20, 1812 ; and 2, Charlotte Wade, Mar. 1, 1814; and d. 
Sep. 22, 1822, and his wid.. Mar. 1, 1852. Lived in H., wher3 
the present Alms House stands ; was a farmer, a man of good 
natural abilities, a kind father, and an industrious citizen, ch. : 1. 
Nathl., July 16, 1782. 2. Stephen, Mar. 6, 1786. 3. Wm., 
Oct. 6, 1788, a carpenter, d. at Canandaigua, N. Y., Aug. 25, 
1814. 

17. Joseph, s. Dr. Joseph 8, m. Hannah Eells, Dec. 3, 1780, 
was a schoolmaster, in H'm., for several years, and d. June 14, 
1811, and his wid. Feb. 3, 1818. ch. : 1. Joseph, Nov. 6, 1781. 



828 JACOBS. 

2. Hannah, Mar. 11, 1783, m. Smith Downing, of Lynn, and d. 
Aug. 7, 1837. 3. Ruth, Dec. 13, 1784, m. Job Damon, of H., 
and d. Sep., 1819. 4. Jas. H., Ap. 2, 1787, m. 1, Celenda 
Stetson, Nov. 24, 1811, -who d. 1812 ; and 2, Lusanna Stetson, 
Nov. 26, 1812, and d. Mar. 4, 1825, and his wid. Hves in South 
Scit., -with her da. Celenda, b. Nov. 3, 1813. 5. Elisha, Oct. 
11, 1790, is prob. d. 6. Clarissa, Oct. 28, 1792, m. 1, EHjah 
Downing; and 2, a Pool; and hves in Lynn. 7. George W.,Dec. 

3, 1797, d. Mar. 14, 1799. 8. David, Ap. 5, 1799, m. Olive 
Fly, of Me., lives in E. Ab'n., and has Clarissa, m. Gridley 
Wheeler ; David, (m. Abigail Wheeler, hves in E. Ab'n., and has 
Wilbur R.) ; W^n. F. ; Olive M. ; Jas. H. ; Danl. W. ; 3Iari/ A., 
d. ; Joseph, d. ; and Walter R. 9. Benj., Jan. 2, 1804, m. Har- 
riet Doten, hves in So. Scit., and has G-eo. T. ; Philip C. ; Gus- 
tavus ; Aojiasa, d. ; Harriet iS. ; and Everett, d. 

18. Jno., s. Peter 11, m. Lydia Real, Ap. 10, 1761, was a 
blacksmith by trade, hved in H'm., and d. Dec. 4, 1806, ae. 76, 
respected by the community, and lamented by his friends, ch. : 1. 
Jno., Sep. 5, 1762. 2. Lydia, July 26, 1764, m. Ezek'l. Gushing, 
and moved to Worthington. 3. Peter, Aug. 28, 1766. 4. Dan'l., 
July 18, 1768, m, Mary Jones, was a blacksmith, lived in S. H'm., 
and d. Ap. 15. 1806, having had Sarah, m. Piam Gushing, of H'm. ; 
Mary, m. Leavitt Tower, of H'm. ; and Catherine, m. Philip R. 
Bennett, and hves in Ills. 5. Hannah, Feb. 5, 1771, m. Tsa. Tower, 
H'm. 6. Debo., July 6. 1773, m. Crocker Wilder, of H'm., and 
was mo. of Crocker and Alden, to whose Factory we have al- 
luded on p. 34. 7. Jotham, Ap. 27. 1775. 

(7> (r\ ^ ^ ^ '• ^""^'"^ "^^' 

l^.'^c^^^^J f^Z-^i^y^^'^^'^' Han. Her- 
C^y'^ ^-^^ ^^J' H'm., and 

lived in H. , in the house which stood where stands that of Perez 
Simmons, Esq., and there d. Aug. 2, and his wid. Aug. 28, 1799. 
Had his life been spared, we donbt not that the son, like the fath- 
er, would have been a prominent man in the town, as his abilities 
were good, and his prospects flattering, ch.: 1. Hannah R., Oct- 13, 
1782, living, unm. 2. Rehef, Feb. 29, 1785* m. C. P. Sumner, 



JACOBS. 329 

Esq., of Bos'n., and is mo. of Hon. Charles Sumner, now in the 
U. S. Senate. 3. David 0., July 19, 1787, m. Lydia Blake, of 
Keene, N. H., is living in S. H'ra., and had Henry IT., d. ae. 2 ; 
and Caroline. 4. Amanda, July 18, 1789, m. Capt. Galen 
James, Medford. 5. Matilda, Feb. 16, 1792, d. Aug. 25, 1799. 
6. Hiram, Ap. 22, 1795, d. unm., in Bos'n. 7. Maria, Sep. 10, 
1797, d. ab. 1825, being drowned, at the Navy Yard, Chas'n. 

^^ s. David 11, m. Relief Bow- 

20. >/^l^,_^ /^^^ cr^ ker, Scit. ; lived in part of his 
o/ father's house ; and d. Mar. 8 , 

1828, ae. 62, and his wid. May, 1845, both leaving a good name 
for their children, as a valuable inheritance, ch. : 1. Desire, Sep. 
25, 1788, m. Capt. Edward Curtis, and is living, a wid., in H. 
2. Rebecca, Oct. 25, 1790, m. Jno. Bryant, of Chas'n. 3. 
Debo. R., August 9, 1795, d. May 17, 1796. 4. Debo. R., 
March 14, 1798, m. Snell Wade, May 11, 1819. 5. Eunice, 
December 12, 1799, m. 1, Joseph Mann, Dec. 5. 1822, and 2, 
Martin Stoddard, and lives in Mf'd. 6. Perez R., Oct. 22, 1806, 
m. Nancy Howe, Sep. 21, 1831, lives in Chas'n., is Dep. Sheriff, 
and has George, Charles^ Charlotte E., Edward (7., Caroline M., 
and Julia 31. 7. Theodosius, m. Sophronia Whittemore, and both 
are d ; no ch. 

21. Capt. Josh., s. Capt. Josh. 13, m. Hannah Cushing, May 
30, 1796, lived in So. Scit, where his son Piam now resides, 
and d. May 3, 1840, and his w. Ap.. 5, 1824, ae. 50. He was a. 
man of sobriety, indu&try, intelligence, and virtue, ch. : 1. Han- 
nah W., Feb. 24, 1798. 2. Mary J., Jan. 3, 1800, m. Benjamin 
Hersey, H'm. 3. Josh., Nov. 19, 1801, m. Ruth A. Davis, Feb. 
1843, lives in Boston, is a stairbuilder, and has 3Ia)'i/ E. D. 4. 
Theophilus, Dec. 15, 1803, d. Oct. 31, 1844, in Ohio. 6. Emma, 
Feb. 23, 1806, m. David Cushing, H'm. 6. Bela T., March 18, 
1808, resided for some years in Valparaiso, but now in So, Scit; 
a carpenter by trade ; not m. 7. WiUiam C, Nov. 15, 1810, m. 
Louisa Dodge, is a stairbuilder, lives in Bos'n., and has Hannah 
TF., Helen L., Clara J)., and 3Iartha, living. 8. Piam, Jan. 5, 
1813. "9. David R., July 24, 1817, lives in Salisbury, Ohio, is 
m., and has Emma J., and Hannah. 

21 



330 JACOBS. 

22. Loring, s. Capt. Josh. 13, m. 1, Mary Simmons, May 30, 
1802, who d. Aug. 23, 1805 ; 2, Rachel Wilder, Oct. 17, 1808, 
who d. Aug. 27, 1810 ; and 3, Meriall Wilder, June 12, 1811 ; 
and d. Dec. 6, 1846 ; his wid. survives. Mr. J. was a carpenter 
by trade, but the latter part of his life resided in So. Scit., as a 
farmer. An excellent citizen, and an honest and liberal minded 
man. ch. : 1. Franklin, March ll, 1803, fitted for Coll., but d. 
Sept. 5, 1833. (By 2d,) 2. Mary S., Ap. 19, d. Aug. 6, 1810. 
(By 3d,) 3. Loring, Jane 18, 1812, m. Mary E., da. Capt. Jno. 
M. Nichols, Plym'h^, May 31, 1840, lives in So. Scit., was for 
some years a trader and shoe m.anufacturer ; and was Selectman 
of So. Scit, from 1848-'ol ; no ch. 4. Andrew, July 29, 1813, 
m. Sophronia Litchfield, Ap. 1844, lives in So. Scit., and has 
Andreio F., and Imci/ A. 5. Mary A., Nov. 15, 1815, m. Dex- 
ter Bowker, Jan. 19, 1840, Uves in Bos'n., and has ch. 6. Mar- 
tha A., Sep. 28, 1817, unm. 7. Meriall, Oct. 18, 1822, m. Rev. 
H. P. Stevens, Sept. 13, 1846, and has one son. 8. Washington, 
Nov. 19, 1825, m. Harriet E. A. Keyes, lives in Bos'n,, is a 
stairbuilder, and has Josephine, d. young ; Washinyton I. ; and 
ma 31. 

Y 23. Ichabod R., s. Jas. 14, m. Clarissa Richmond, of Little 
Compton, R.I., Oct. 16, 1805, who d. November 7,1840,ae. 62 ; 
an amiable woman and an excellent mother. Mr. J. early learned 
the shoemaker's trade, but most of his life has been devoted to 
farming, and he has received a premium for the best cultivated 
farm in Plymouth County. He was Selectman of Scit., in 
1840-41 ; has been for ten years a J. P., and is a gentleman of 
amiable manners and high moral worth, ch. : 1. Mary S., Sept. 24, 
1806, m. Rev. Massena B., s. Rev. HoseaBallou, Dec. 21, 1825, 
lives in Stoughton, and has three children living, 3Iasscna i/i,(who 
is m.) ; Clementina 0. ; and Berthea 7?. 2. Richmond, Oct. 4, 
1808, d. Sept. 6, 1838, in N. Orl's, merch't. 3. Sarah, Feb. 18, 
1810, m. Rev. Jno., s. Jno. Boyden, lives in Woonsocket, R. I., 
and has Jno. R. 4. Thos., July 8, 1812, m. Elizab. S. Ratley, 
March 9, 1847, lives in Shreeveport, La., and has Benj. Jl., 1847. 
5, Benj., Sept. 4, d. Oct. 21, 1814. 6. Benj., Sept. 17, 1815, 



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m. 1, Ljdia M. P., da. Rev. R. L. Kilkm, May 26, 1839, who d. 
Sept. 7, 1846 ; and 2, Sarah J., da. Samuel Hatch, June 25, 1848; 
lives in part of the ancestral homestead, and has Maria, Feb. 7, 
1841, and Augmtus, July 24, 1843. 7. Clarissa, Mar. 19, 1818. 

8. Abby S., Ap. 10, 1821, m. Henry J. Curtis, Sept. 20, 1848. 

9. Barton R., June 23, 1823. 

24. Thos. M.,s. Jas. 14, m. Hannah, wid. Joseph Pocorny, and 
da. of Geo. W. Felton, of Petersham, Mass., March 22, 1815, and 
d. Nov. 4, 1845. He was a carpenter by trade, but resided, the 
latter part of his life, in So. Scit., opposite the Universalist Church, 
was a farmer, and by honest industry commended himself to the 
favorable notice of those who knew him best. ch. : 1. Eunice H,, 
Jan. 5, 1816, d. Dec. 17, 1838. 2. James M., merchant tailor, 
Bos'n,, of the enterprising firm of Jacobs & Deane, Court st.; m. 
Caroline E. Hendley, Sept. 9, 1849, who d. Mar. 28, 1852, ae. 28, 
leaving a da.. Frances J.., b. Nov. 25, 1851. 3. David H., a 
master mason and contractor, living in Bos'n. ; m. Elizab. Ayres, 
Ap. 25, 1847, and has Jas. A., October 15, 1848, and Anna M, 
Jan. 14, 1852. 4. Aurelia F., June 22, 1823. 5. Thos. R., 
Nov. 24, 1825, clerk with his brother James. 

25. Braddoc, s. Elisha 15, m. Sarah Hersey, H'm., in 1787, 
lived first in Scit., where the wid, of Thos. M. Jacobs resides ; sett. 
in Littleton ab. 1807, and there d., April 5, 1847. His wid. sur- 
vives, ch. : 1. Sarah, June 9, 1788, m. Moses Foster, ab. 1812, 
and d. Dec. 22, 1845, leaving Sam'l R., Moses H., 3Iary A, 
Joseph V. , Francis E., and Hannali A. 2. Ancil, Dec. 20, 1789, 
d. Dec. 17, 1796. 3. Benj. H., Dec. 9, 1792, sett, in Lynn, 
1810, m. Elizab. Downing, Oct. 4, 1818, and has Lydia 31.-, July 
24, 1819 ; Benj. K, Se^pt. 27, 1821, d. young ; Fdtvin S., Jan. 
15, 1826 ; SopJiia F., Oct. 15,1826 ; Geo. H., Sept. 25,1829; 
and Joseph F., Sept. 23, 1832. 4. Lydia, Feb. 22, 1793, m. 
Nathan Johnson, Sept. 10, 1850, and he d. March 9, 1851. 5. 
Joann, May 28, 1797, m. 1, Oliver Locke, Lex'n., April 1, 1817^ 
and had Faustina il/., d. 1850, and Joann S. Her 1st husb. d* 
Oct. 15, 1825, and she m. 2, Wm. Smith, Lex'n., 1832, and has 
Mary E. B. 6. Hannah, June 26, 1799, m. 1, Dan'l. Harring- 



832 JACOBS. 

ton, Lex'n., Dec. 1824, who. d. 1826 ; and 2, Luther Brooks, 
Camb., June 1, 1830, who d. Julj 4, 1839, leaving her Luther F., 
Susanna J., Chas. E., and Everett W- 7. Susanna, Aug. 7, 
1801, m. James WelUngton, Medford, Nov. 19, 1820, and has 
Jas. E.,d. 1826 ; Angeline W. ; Jas. E. ; and Adria. 8. Marj 
W., May 30, 1803, m. Isaac Wellington, Nov. 19, 1824, and has 
Oliver L. , Isaac B. , Francena, Mary A. , and Luther B. 9. 
Geo. H., Oct. 5, 1805, of Chas'n., m. Persis A. Teel, 1829, has 
been a successful merchant, and Alderman of C. ; has Creo. H. , 
June 20, 1830; Persis A, October 20, 1831, d. Feb. 27, 1832; 
Angelia P., Dec. 1, 1834 ; and Jas. W., May 12, 1839. 10. 
Sophia, Oct. 9,1807, d. April 6, 1810. 11. Chas., April 27, 
1810, of Medford, m. Octavia Burbank, Lex'n., Dec. 7, 1837, 
and has Chas. S., Sept. 15, 1838 ; Oetavia A., Jan. 23, 1840 ; 
Elizah. B., Dec. 16, 1842 ; ffemy B., April 1, 1845 ; Sarah H., 
Jan. 8, d. June 20, 1848 ; and Ed. F, Dec. 15, 1850. 

26. Benj., s. Elisha 15, sett, in Dorch'r., Mass., in 1783, and 
m. 1, Sarah, da. Timo. Foster ; and 2, Jemimah, da. Edward 
Foster ; was a carpenter by trade ; a man of successful enter- 
prise, and honest industry ; leaving to his children, at his decease, 
a valuable estate, and the legacy of a character, true in all the re- 
lations of life. ch. : 1. Wilham, a cabinet maker, m. Eliza, da. 
Dea. Isaac Howe, Dorch'r., and has Wm. T., (m. Ann, da. Wm. 
Holmes, and has Geo. H. ;) Sarah F. ; Benj., (in Gala.) ; Eliza 
A.; Caroline IT.; Henry; and Elisha. 2. Elisha, d. 3. Benj., 
merchant, of Bos'n ; resides on his father's estate, in Dorchester, 
and is unmarried ; a gentleman of character and standing in 
the community, well known to the business public. 4. Sarah, d. 
(By 2d,) 5. Sarah A. 6. Mary D., d. 7. Timothy, d. 8. 
Elisha, merchant, of Bos'n„, m. Mary G., da. Nath'l, Coffin, 
Newburyport, and has Benj. F.; Mary C; Gertrude T.; Sarah 
A.^ d. ; Amelia Gi.; and Geo. G. S. 

27. Hon. Ed. F., s. Elisha 15, m. Priscilla, da. Wm. Clapp, 
Scit., Jan. 5, 1802, Uves in So. Scit, was a shoemaker in early 
life, and afterwards a trader, and a manPr. of brick, at his yard 
iu S. A gentleman of great natural ability, who, even in high 



JACOBS. 333 

party times, enjoyed the confidence of his townsmen, being often 
elected to offices of trust; acting for many years on the board of t^elect- 
men; as Rep. to the State Leg. ; and as a memb. of the Govr's. 
Council in 18-36, and '37. ch, : 1. Edward, brick manuf'r., lives 
in So. Scit., m. Adaline, da, Perez Whiting, Ap. 16, 1826, and 
has Creorge U., Nov. 29, 1827, (a mason by trade, m. Esther 
C. Litchfield, Nov. 28, 1850, and has Alfred, Dec. 6, 1851) ; and 
ITinvard B., a carpenter, b. June 14, 1833. 2. Lucy C, May 
11, 1805, m. Perez Southard Whiting, and lives in N. Y'k. 3. 
Elisha, Mar. 12, 1808, merchant, Bos'n., m. Delia T., da. Luke 
Fay, Ap., 1842, and has Misha A., Mar. 28, 1843 ; Delia if., 
Dec, 1844, d. Ap. 15, 1849 ; Ud. F., Dec, 1848 ; and Uvelitie 
W., Dec 31, 1850. 4. Lydia S., Jan. 29, 1811, m. Rev. H. 
W. Morse, June, 1840, lives in N. Reading, and has ch. 5. 
Henry, Aug. 24, 1813, formerly an engraver, in N. Y'k., and 
Bos'n. ; a gent, of fine natural abilities, and an excellent portrait 
painter ; not m. 6. Frederick, Oct. 28, 1817, merchant, Bos'n. ; 
m. Martha M. Fay, May 20, 1841, and has Fred'k. F., Mar. 3, 
1842 ; Walter H., Nov., 1847 ; and Alfred K, Oct., 1849. 7. 
Mary P., Oct. 26, 1820, d. Sep. 14, 1821. 

28. Dr. Nathl, s. Nathl. 16, grad. H. C, 1806, stud. med. 
with Dr. Smith, of Hanover, N. H., sett, in Canandaigua, N. Y., 
where he taught an Acad, many years, and practised as a physi- 
cian; m. Hannah Sanborn, and has 1. Chauncy 0., d. ae. 2. 2. 
Elizab., m. Wm. Remington, Bufialo, N. Y. 3. Nathl. S., m. 
Freelove Watts, of Roch'r., N. Y., who d., leaving 2 ch., both of 
whom are decs'd. 4. Wm., m., lives at Black Rock, N. Y., and 
has Lucinda^ and Amelia. 5. Caroline, m. Alex'r. Swartwout, 
Canandaigua. 6. Lavinia, not m. 7. Charles. 8. Mary A., 
d. ae. 14. 9. Leavitt, M., d. 10. Harriet P. 

29. Stephen, s. Nath'l. 16, lives in H., on Wash'n. st., was 
Selectman in 1825, m. Rachel H. Otis, Dec. 31, 1812, is an in- 
telligent and industrious farmer, and has 1. Lucy, May 17, 1814, 
d. June 23, 1816. 2. Wm., Ap. 23, 1816, d. Oct. 18, 1822. 
3. Lucy, Oct. 1, 1818, m. Sam'l. Waters, Aug. SO. 1840, lives 
in So. Scit., and has Jacob L. ; Helen M. ; and hiicy L. 4. 



334 JACOBS. 

Adaline M., Nov. 9, 1820, a school teacher, not m. 5. Wm., 
Mar. 7, 1825, of Randolph, wheelwright, m. Susan A. Loring, 
H'm., Oct. 1849, and has Anna X., Sept. 28, 1851. 6. Stephen 
0., May 13, 1827, a mason by trade. 7. Charles, May 5, 1829, 
resides with his fa. 8. Albert, Oct. 18, 1831. 9. Franklin, 
June 24, 1835. 

30. Joseph, s. Joseph 17, m. 1, Anne Damon, and 2, her 
sister Elizab., lived in So. Scit., where Col. Jno. Collamore now 
resides, and had, 1. Ann, prob. d. 2. Josc|.h, Mar. 10, 1804, 
manf r. of edge tools, at his steam factory, H'm., m. Esther C, da. 
Jotham Jacobs, and has Josqyh, Dec. 8, 1828, (m. Clarissa 
Gushing, Oct. 27, 1850, and has Clara A., July 19, 1852); Usther 
a, June 2, d. Oct. 3, 1831 ; Grace A., Dec. 22, 1833 ; Lua/ 
M, Dec. 29, 1838; Sarah C, Jan. 9, 1845 ; and Fred'k. S., 
June 10, 1850. 

31. Jno., s. Jno. 18, m. Tamar Gushing, Mar. 11, 1787, and 
d. June 7, 1847. Lived in H'm., and had, 1. Tamar, Jan. 19, 
1788, d. May 20, 1805. 2. Mary, May 5, 1790, d. Mar. 10, 
1791. 3. Mary, Jan. 10, 1792, d. unm. 4. Lydia B., Dec. 26, 
1794, d. unm. 5. Jno., July 27, 1797, m. Martha Fearing, Jan. 
10, 1833, is a blacksmith, lives in S. H'm,, and has Martha F., 
June 14, 1835, d. Jan., 1839 ; Tamar C, May 26, 1837 ; 
Martha, Ap. 22, 1841 ; and 3iar^ C, Feb. 17, 1845. 6. Piam, 
Sept. 16, 1800, m. Clarissa Hathaway, Freetown, moved to Gale- 
na, Ills., and has dlaiy ; Geo. W., d. ; and Geo. P. 7. Hannah, 
Nov. 19, 1803, m. Marshall Sherman, and lives in H'm. 

32. Peter, s. Jno., 18, m. Amy Fearing, lived in H'm., and d. 
Oct. 13, 1810. ch. : 1. Amy, m. Fearing Burr, H'm., and is d. 
2. Peter, m. a Hobart? and is d. 3. David, m. a Corthell, lives 
in H'm., and has ch. 4. Havvkes, of H'm. 5. Lincoln, of H'm. 

33. Jotham, s. Jno. 18, m. Grace Tower, lived in H'm. ; was 
a blacksmith by trade, and there both he and his w. d. ch. : 1. 
Lucj', m. Silas Chipman, and is hving a wid., in Vv^ey'h. 2. 
Laban, of Hm., manf'r. of edge tools, m. Caroline, da. Perez Whit- 
ing, Feb. 2, 1823, and has Mary C, Sep., 1824, m. Wm. H. 
Lyon, of N. Y'k. State, and has ch. ; Wni. H., July, 1831 ; 



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335 



Alfred, Jan., 1833 ; and Adaline W., Jan. 4, 1838. Has lost 6 
ch., d. young. 3. Joshua, d. young. 4. Debo., m. Peter Gush- 
ing, Wey'h., and has ch. 5. Esther, m. Joseph Jacobs, H'm. 6. 
Betsey, m. Robt. Gardner, H'm. 7. Cynthia, m. Theoph. Gushing, 
H'm. 8. Mary, m. Henry G. Wilder, H'm. 9. Joshua, m. 1, 
Emily Miggins, and 2, Lydia D., da. Gapt. Seth Ilersey, lives in 
H'm., and has Joshua. 




Arms : Ghequy, gu. and az. ; on a fesse 
of the first an annulet or. 

Crest ; A bear's head and neck sa., 
muzzled or. 



JOSSELYN, JOSLIN, JOGELYN, &c., an old English fam- 
ily, dating back several hundred years, and sett, in Cornwall, 
Essex, Hertford, Kent, &c. The Earl of Roden, is of the Joce- 
lyns ; and Sir Ralph Josceline, of Hertfordshire, v as Mayor of 
London, in 1474 and 1476, being made Knight of the Bath, by 
King Edward IV., in the former year. The coats of arms varj 
in different families, and there is one extant in H., different from 
that Avhich we have presented above, and handed down by tradi- 
tion. In America, Jno. Josselyn, gent., was in N. Eng. in 1638, 
and was the author, among other works, of one called " New- 
England's Rarities;" and Henry, his bro., (and son of Sir Thomas, 
of Kent,) was at Black Point, now Scarborough, Me., in 1634, 
being sent over, by Gapt. Mason, to make " a more complete dis- 
covery," and examination of the advantages of the grant made to 
Capt. M. He was a memb. of the Gen. Court, at Saco, 1636 ; 



^ See Burke's Gen. Armory. 



336 JOSSELYN. 

Councillor in 1639 ; Dep'j. Gov'r., 1645 ; a magistrate, and mem- 
ber of the gov't, of the province of Ligonia, 1650 ; and a commis- 
sioner and associate, under Massachusetts, 1658 ; and during the 
long period, from 1635 to 1676, he was one of the most active and 
influential men in the Pro v., and during all the changes of propri- 
etorship, and gov't., he held the most important offices." He m. 
Marg't., wid. of Capt. Thos. Cammock, and it is said had one son, 
Henry. Family tradition, and other authorities, assert that this 
son selt. in Scit., Mass., in 1668, m. Abigail Stockbridgc, 1676, 
and was the ancestor of the Josselyns of Plym'h. Co.^ ; but the 
correctness of this assertion, is somewhat doubtful. 

According to the Mass. Hist. Coll., vol. 8, third series, " Thos. 
Jestlin, a husbandman, ae. 43 ; Rebecc%, his w., of the same age ; 
and their ch., Rebecca, ae. 18 ; Dorothy, ae. 11 ; Nath'l., ae. 8 ; 
Eliza, ae. 6 ; and Mary, ae. 1 ; with a maid-servant, ElizaWard, 
ae. 38, came to N. Eng., in the Increase, of London, Robert Lea, 
master, in 1635" ; and according to Lincoln's Hist. H'm., Thos., 
the fa., was in H'm. in 1637 ; and in 1654, he was in Lancaster, 
(Worcester Mag. 2, 280,) where he d. in 1660-1, (Midds'x. Rec.) 
his wid., Rebecca, being Exec'x. of his Est. She m. Wm. Kerley, 
1664. Abraham, son of Thos., sen'r., was not with his fa., when 
he came to N. Eng., in 1635, but seems to have arrived afterward. 
He was in H'm., in 1647, but moved to Lanc'r. before 1663, and 
d. bef. 1670; and his wid., Beatrice, m. Serg't. Benja.Bosworth, of 
HuU.^ The desc'ts, of Thos., the fa., and of Abraham, the son, 
still reside in Lanc'r., and the adjacent towns. The Josselyns of 
Scit., and H., are desc'ts from Abraham, through his son Henri/. 

2. Henry, s. Abraham, and gr. s. Thos. of London, sett, in Scit., 
1669, was a blacksmith by trade, m. Abig., da. Chas. Stockbridge, 
Nov. 4, 1676 ; his house stood in the field, 50 rods east of Judge 
Wm. Cushing's farm-house, and he d. in H., Oct. 30, 1730, being 

1 Williamson's Hist, of Me., vol. l,pp. 2C5, 278, 328, 3D2, 396, 439 &682 ; 
also, N. E. Gen. Reg., vol 2, pp. 205 — 7. 

2 Deane's Hist. Scit., and the other works above quoted. 

^ See the elaborate couimunication of T. M. Harris, in N. E. Gen. Reg., 
vol. 2, p. 306, et seq. 



JOSSELTN. 337 

called, on the Cli. Rec, " the oldest man in the town for years." 
His wid. d. July 15, 1743. ch. : 1. Abig., Ap. 1677, m. Benja. 
Hanmer, Dec. 15, 1715. 2. Abraham, Jan. 1678-9, left no ch. 
on record. 3. Anna, Feb. 1680-1, d. Nov. 17, 1683. 4. Chas., 
Mar., 1682-3, left no desc'ts on rec. 5. Mary, Jan. 1684, 
m. Benj. Munroe, of Swansev, Dec. 3, 1713. 6. Nath'l, Feb. 
1686-7. 7. Rebecca, b. Mar., d. Ap., 1689. 8. Jabez, Feb. 
1690-1, m. Sarah Turner, Jan. 3, 1722, and d. July 14, 1734, 
and his wid. Dec. 23, 1756, having had Jahez., 1723, (m. Mary 
Lindsey, July 20, 1742, and had Sam'l. 1742 ; Jabez, 1744 ; Ke- 
ziah, 1746, d. 1750 ; and Lindsey, 1749) ; Eliah, Oct. 21, d. 
Nov. 9, 1724 ; Sarah, Dec. 29, 1725, d. Oct. 30, 1739 ; Rebec- 
ca, Jan. 14, d. Jan. 26, 1728. 9. Rebecca, May 1693, m. Jos. 
Perry, Ap. 24, 1728. 10. Jemima, Dec. 1695, d. Feb. 14, 1696. 
11. Kezia, Dec. 1695. 12. Henry, Mar., 1697. 13. Joseph, 
Dec.,1699, m. 1, Ruth Bates, Dec, 19, 1726, who d. Jan. 6, 1742 ; 
and 2, Sylvester Barker, Pemb., Oct. 3, 1751 ; had no ch., and d. 
Ap. 30, 1787, ae. 88 ; and his wid., Mar. 5. 1801, ae. 91. He 
is called Capt. Joseph, on the H. Rec, and was a man of great 
enterprise, and an early prop'r. of the old Bardin Forge. He 
gave to the town the bell now hanging in the Centre Meet. Ho. 
14. Thomas, Sep. 1702. 

3. Nath'l, s. Henry 2, m. Frances Tellings, Dec. 27, 1711 
who d. a wid. Aug. 26, 1755. She lived on what is now Spring st 
ch. : 1. Mary, bap. in Scit., Mar. 29, 1713, d. Mar. 31, 1715. 2 
Frances, bap. in Scit., May 29, 1715, m. Isaac Foster, Jan. 6 
1732. 3. Abraham, b. in Boston, 1717. 4. Mary, July 29 
1719. 5. Nath'l, July 6, 1722. 

4. Henry, s, Henry 2, m. Hannah Oldham, and lived and d. in 
Pemb. ch. : 1. Hannah, Oct. 1, 1719, ra. Henry Munroe, Swan- 
sey, Nov. 16, 1738. 2. Lydia, Aug. 25, 1722. 3. Mary, m. 
Shuble Munroe, Nov. 10, 1742. 4. Henry, June 11, 1727. 5. 
Marg't., Dec. 9, 1729, m. Seth Ford, Jan. 7, 1747-8. 6. Joseph, 
Jan. 2, 1731-2, d. young. 7. Joseph, June 22, 1734. 8. Chas., 
May 7, 1739. 9. Lucy, Oct. 5, 1741, m. Isaac Ford, Mf d.j 
Oct. 1, 1761. 10. Isaac, Nov. 4, 1743. 



>38 JOSSELYN. 



4r jV /j s. Henrj 2, m. Ann Sfcock- 

');f^/<Hi/rL^^ bridge, June 1,1732, was Dea. 
^ y of the First Church in II., and 

gave the silver Communion Cups alluded to on p. GO. With his 
bro. Joseph, he was prop'r of the Bardin Forge ; Avas Selectman 
in 1730, and from 1738-'44 : and Rep. in 1738, '41, and '42. 
ch. : 1. Thomas, Sep. 20, 1733, m. Patience Barker, Juno 10, 
1701, and d. in Pemb., Jan. 20, 1818, ae. 80, having had Thos.., 
Sep. 28, 1702, m. and d. in Me. ; Patience IT., Feb. 28, 1705 ; 
BetUah T., Jan. 10, 1707, m. Barnab. Perry, 1789 ; Joseph B., 
June 10, 1709 ; Samuel ]f., Ap. 3, 1772, (m. Elizab. J. Coxe, 
May 20, 1798, and had Sam'l., 1 : 99, Elizab., 1801, Debo.B., 1804, 
and Mehit., 1807) ; and Anna *S'., 1770. 2. John, May 4, 1735, 

called J^nsign Joltn, on the Ch. Rec, m. Sage — , and d. 1770, 

and his wid. 1775, having had John B., 1704, m. Nabby Studley, 
Nov. 1, 1785, moved to Warren, Mass., and there d. ; Sage, 1704, 
m. a Cookey, and moved to W. ; Cynthia, 1700, m. 1, Ohver Bon- 
ney, Nov. 29, 1787, and 2, a Cookey ? ; and Bimice, 1709, m. 
Joseph Kingman, Bridg'r, Dec. 10, 1791. 3. Ann, or Kancy, 
Oct. 3, 1730, d. Ap. 21, 1801. 4. Stockbridge, Mar. 29, 1741. 
5. Ruth, June 1743, m. a Lowden?, Plym'h. 0. Debo., bap. 
July 12, 1752. 7. Philip, bap. Jan. 27, 1754, d. imm., in Pemb. 
8. Isaiah, d. unm., Ap. 3, 1804. 9. Seth, m. Priscilla Standish, 
Dec. 17, 1787, and moved to N. Salem, N. H. 

0. Abraham, s. Nath'l. 3, m. Mary Soule, Dec. 10, 1741, and 
lived and d. in Pemb. ch. : 1. Mary, Feb. 8, 1742, m. Wm. 
Coxe. jr., Jan. 21, 1702. 2. Abraham, Jan. 14, 1744, m., Uved 
in Woodstock, Vt., and left ch. 3. Elizab., Dec. 21, 1740, m 
Seth Coxe, Dec. 19, 1705. 4. Dorothy, Dec. 10, 1748, m. Reu- 
ben Clark, Dec. 23, 1708. 5. Abig., Sept. 20, 1755, m. Eleazer 
Ring, Worthington, Sep. 23, 1784. 0. Lydia, May 8, 1758. 
7. Ceha, July 25, 1700, m. Nathan Sprague, Mar. 31, 1785. 8. 
Eleazer, Sep. 14, 1702. 9. Tamar, May 1, 1705, m. Jas. Bourne, 
jr., Feb. 13, 1783. 10. Isaac, Aug. 15, 1708. 

7. Nath'l., s. Nath'l 3, m. Sarah Low, and d. in II., May 2, 




JOSSELYN. 339 

1790, ae. 68, and his wid. in Pemb., Aug. 18, 1802? ch. : 1. 
Ambrose L., Mar. 13, 1752, prob. d. young. 2. Sarali, Aug. 28, 
1753, ra. 1. Amos Perry, Sep. 7, 1777, and 2, Belcher Clark. 
3. Nath'L, Aug. 24, 1755, moved to Freeport, Me. 4. Francis? 
May 27, 1757. 5. Chloe, July 23, 1759, m., and moved to Me. 
6. Joshua, Aug. 30, 1761, m. Sarah Chapman, had Jadson, 1789, 
Ambrose L., 1791, Jra X., 1791, and Abraham^ 1793, and moved 
to Me. 7. Christiana, Nov. 10, 1763, d. Jan. 31, 1764. 8. 
Christiana, bap. July 28, 1765. 

Jl/U-^i /J&-/J oMf 71 (i^^ Ann Palmer, and 
(_y (_/ d. in Pemb., Mar. 

1, 1818, ae. 91. 
ch. : 1. Hannah, Jan. 2, 1755, m. Seth Perry, of P., and is yet 
living, at the advanced age of 98 ! 2. Sylvester, Sep. 11, 1757, 
m. Jos. Sherman, July 26, 1780, and d. Mar. 4, 1801, and he 
moved to Me. 3. Nancy or Anne, Nov. 21, 1759, m. Pratt 
Allen, Mar. 17, 1796. 4. Henry, Oct. 12, 1761. 5. Huldah, 
Aug. 31, 1764, m. Jos. DiUingham, Feb. 29, 1793, and moved to 
Me. 6. Abigail, July 21, 1769, d. Mar. 5, 1806. 7. Charlotte, 
Feb. 17, 1772, m. Capt. Josh. Hall, Dux'y., July 12, 1792, and 
moved to Lunenburg. 8. Barzillai, Feb. 14, 1776, d. Dec. 24, 
1792. 9. Harriet, Mar. 16, 1778, d. Aug. 23, 1796. 10. Jo- 
anna, Sep. 28, 17-80, m. Levi Lormg, Dux'y., Feb. 7, 1802. 

9. Joseph, s. Henry 4, m. Mercy Waterman, of Hf'x., was an 
anchor-smith by trade, and lived in Pemb., where he d. ae. ab. 90. 
ch. : 1. Joseph, Mar. 12, 1757. 2. Waterman, Sep. 18, d. Dec. 
14, 1758. 3. Jno., Mar. 30, 1761, m. Lucy Lowden, Nov. 25, 
1784, and had Jno., 1785 ; Lucy, 1787 ; 3Iary W., 1791 ; Ed- 
win, 1794 ; Famela, 1796 ; and Eliza, 1798. 4. Priscilla, June 
12, 1763, m. Freedom Chamberlin. 5. Jona., Ap. 8, 1767. 6. 
Marg't., June 9, 1770, m. Matt. Sylvester, Jan. 29, 1791. 7. 
Mercy, Jan. 19, 1774, m. Time. Rose, June 9, 1795. 8. Free- 
man, Aug. 25, 1778, m. 1, Debo. Turner, and 2, Dolly Pushee, 
and moved to Lyme, N. H., where he has desc'ts. (See Turner 
Geneal. p. 37.) 



340 JOSSELYN. 

10. Charles, s. Henry 4, m. Rebecca Kc3n, July 10, 1760, and 
lived in Pemb., ^vliere he d. Nov. 21, 1812. ch. : 1. Mary, Ap. 
19, 1761, m. Lem'l. Keen, and moved to Me. 2. Lucy, Ap. 4. 
1763, m. Josi. Bonney, Mar. 27, 1794. 3. Lydia, Jan. 13, 1765, 
m. Sam'l. Eells, July 7, 1783. 4. Charles, Jan. 9, 1767. 5. 
Jabez, Nov. 4, 1768. 6. Rebecca, Dec. 6, 1770, m. 1, Beza 
Ames, Bridg'r., Oct. 25, 1791, and 2, a Studley. 7. Elisha K., 
Sep. 28, 1772. 8. Jacob, Aug. 28, 1775. 9. Josiah, Aug. 21, 
1778, m. Ruth Howard, and had Jo$iah, 1799, m. a Topliff, and 
lives in Bridg'r., Vt. ; Buth K, 1801, d. 1802 ; Jairm, 1803, 
m., and lives in Bridg'r., Vt. ; Lewis, Oct. 25, 1805, of Lynn, 
Ed. of the Bay State Democrat, and for 2 yrs. Clerk of the Mass. 
Ho. of Reps., is m., and has ch. ; and Bobert, 1810. 

11. Isaac, s. Henry 4, m. Lois Ramsdell, Sep. 12, 1772, was 
engaged in the Forge, for many years ; finally moved to Me., 
and there d. ch. : 1. Isaac, Jan. 3, 1774, m. Christiana Josselyn, 
Oct. 15, 1797, and d. Oct. 24, 1799, leaving 1 da., and 1 son, 
the last of whom was drowned at N. Bed. 2. Almorin, July 16, 
1775, m. Chloe Whiting, July 28, 1801, and has Miza, 1814, d. 
1817 ; Almorin, of Batavia, N. Y., is m., and has ch. ; Hougliton 
tS., of Chelsea, Mass., is m., and has ch. ; and Caroline K., m. 
Warren A. Alley, of Lynn. 3. Lois, 1776, d. 1778. 4. Ro- 
land, May 3, 1778, m. Mary Church, lived in Me., and had ch. 
6. Lois, Feb. 20, 1780, m. Jno. Woodworth, Nov. 26, 1801. 6. 
Hervey, Jan. 25, 1782, m., lived in Me., and had ch. 7. Han- 
nah, b. and d. 1783. 8. Alden, May 20, 1784, m. a Paige, Uved 
in Me., and had ch. 9. Ezra, Jan. 3, 1787, m., lived in Me., and 
had ch. 10. Sylvester, June 6, 1789, m. Simeon Prescott, and 
lived in Me. 11. Jno. D., June 4, 1791, m., hves in Me., and 
has ch. 12. Martin, 1793, d. unm. in Me. 

12. Stockbridge, s. Thos. 5, m. Olive Standlsh, Nov. 24, 1768, 
%vho d. Sep. 10, 1803, and he May 10, 1817, ae. 76. ch. : 1. 
OUve, Nov. 10, 1769. 2. Stockbridge, Feb. 23, 1772. 3. Abi- 
gail, June 23, 1774, m., and went to R. I. 4. Lucy, Ap. 9, 
1777, d. unm. 5. Ruth, Ap. 1, 1779, m. Capt. Danl. Hall, 
Dux'y., Nov. 27, 1798. 6. Seth, Dec. 6, 1782. 7. Jas., Nov. 15, 
1785. 8. Christopher, May 2, 1788. 9. Amasa, Feb. 24, 1791. 



JOSSELYN. 341 

13. Eleazer, s. Abraham, 6, m. 1, Bethia Bourne, Jan. 9, 1783, 
who d. Dec. 3, 1801 ; and 2, Alice W. Howland, Mar. 5, 1807 ; 
and lived and d. in Pemb. ch. : 1. Mary, Aug. 10, 1783, m. Jos. 
Munroe, Hf'x. 2. Lydia, Sep. 27, 1785, m. Jere. Stetson, H'n., 
Jan. 14, 1808. 3. Eleazer, Oct. 24, 1787. 4. Eph'm. A., 
Nov. 3, 1789. 5. Lyman, Nov. 9, 1791, m. 1, Betsey Delano; 

2, wid. Bowditch ; and 3, Sarah Holmes ; lives in Dux'y. ; no 
ch. 6. Nathan, Jan. 15, 1794, m. 1, a Lincoln; 2, a Lincoln; 

3, a Lincoln; and 4, a Bronsden, and d. in Chas'n., leaving ch. 

7. Bethia, Dec. 15, 1796,- m. Wm. Estes, H'n., Sep. 10, 1815. 

8. Priscilla, Mar. 10, 1789, m. Ezek'l. Turner. 9. Abraham, 
Jan. 20, 1801. 10. Calvin, May 7, 1803. 11. Lucy, Ap. 27, 
1805, m. Job Luther, H'n. 12. Dorothy, Mar. 16, 180(3, m. 
Benj. White, H'n. (By 2d,) 13. Debo. IL, Dec. 12, 1807, m. 
Elb. Leach, N. Bridg'r. 14. Luther, Mar. 6, 1809, m. Jane G. 
Beed, E. Ab'n., in Jan., 1844, Hvcs in H'n., and has Luther A., 
and Jane R. 15. Elisha H., Jan. 24, 1811, m. Hannah Sawin, 
and lives in E. Bridg'r. 16. Julius, July 2, 1813, is m., and 
lives in H'n. 17. Jairus, Aug. 24, 1815, is m., and lives in 
Boston. 18. Issachar, Mar. 5, 1817, is m., and lives in Plymp'n. 
19. Sophronia, m. Walter Reed, Ab'n. 20. Ezi;a, b. and d. 
1819. 2L Ezra, d. 

14. Isaac, s. Abraham 6, m. 1, Priscilla Bourne, Sep. 29, 
1788 ; and 2, wid. Mary Boylston, and lived and d. in Pemb. 
ch. : 1. Abigail, Ap. 3, 1788, m. Reuben Shaw, S. Ab'n., Sep. 
30, 1811. 2. Christiana, Feb. 12, 1790, m. Zebulon Clark, of 
H. 3. Priscilla, Ap. 21, 1791, m. Isaac Harkwell. 4. Sophia, 
Ap. 21, 1793, m. Josi. Cushing, Ab'n. 5. Isaac B., Jan. 17, 
1797, moved to Albany, N. Y. (By 2d,) 6. Elenor, Ap. 25, 
1799, m. Thos. H. Sampson, Pemb., Ap. 20, 1822. 7. Daniel, 
May 18, 1800, m. Debo. Damon, June 26, 1827, hves in Pemb., 
and has Isaac, Nov. 11, 1828 ; i>a7i'Z., 1831, d. 1G34; 3Iarcus^ 
1832, d. 1834 ; D^ibo. 31, June 14, 1835 ; Jos. W., June 28,' 
1837 ; Betsei/ J, June 22, 1839 ; and Marcus 31., July 23, 

•1841. 8. Celia, Jan. 24, 1802, m. 1, Jno. White, and 2, Noah 
Bonney. 9. Lois D., Dec. 15, 1803, m. Jas. H. Dwelley, Pemb. 



342 JOSSELYN. 

10. Emilj, Aug. 29, 1805, m. Elij. Damon, H'n. 11. Elizab. 
K., 1807^ d. 1812. 12. Almira, July 11, 1809, m. Ebeu'r. B. 
K. Gurney, H'n. 

15. Francis, s. Nathl. 7, m. Mary Hill, Feb. 17, 1782, and 
lived iu that part of Pemb. now H'n., where he d. ch. : 1. Thos. 
H., b. and d. 1783. 2. Francis, Nov. 2, 1784. 3. Peter, Feb. 
16, 1787. 4. Thos. H., 1789, d. 1792. 5. Jemima L., Oct. 4. 
1791. 6. Mary, Feb. 24, 1794. 7. Sarah H., Jan. 25, 1798. 
8. Alvah, Ap. 7, 1800. 9. Chloe, Oct. 7, 1802. 

16. Henry, s. Henry 8, m. Lois Stetson, Ap. 15, 1793, and 
lived in Pemb. ch. : 1. Almy, Nov. 20, 1793, m. Eben'r. Mann, 
and moved to Me. 2. Wealthy, Dec. 25, 1795. 3. Charlotte, 
Nov. 12, 1797, m. Gad Soper, H'n., May 13, 1823. 4. Mary 
A., Aug. 13, 1799, m. Richard Bowker, H'n., Aug. 26, 1818. 

5. Hannah, Mar. 14, 1801, m. Wm. Taylor, and d. in N. Bed. 

6. Debo. S., Jan. 10, 1803, m. Josh. Stetson, Nov. 29,1832. 7. 
Joanna L., Dec. 20, 1804, m. EHsha Mitchell, H'n. 8. Abigail, 
d. ae. 4. 9. Henry, May 1, 1807, m. Charlotte Stetson, June 

11, 1833, lives in Pemb., and has Joanna i., Helen M.^ Henry 
H., and Charlotte E. 

17. Joseph, s. Joseph 9, m. Debo. Hatch, Aug. 23, 1784, lived 
in E. Bridg'r., and had, 1. Hercules H., Sep. 3, 1784, lived in 
Danvers, Mass., m., and had ch. 2. Demarcus, or Marcus F., 
June 7, 1786. 3. Joseph, Ap. 2, 1788, m., went to sea, and is 
prob. d. 4. Cyrus, July 6, 1790, m. Jane White, and moved to 
Plainfield. 5. Earle, July 11, 1792. 6. Debo. H., Jan. 15, 
1795, m. Marcus Howe, Boston. 7. Branch, Dec. 3, 1797, m. 
wid. Lamson, and lives in Danvers. 8. Theron, Nov. 28, 1799, 
d. 9. Freeman, Nov. 28, 1799, m. wid. Hannah Morton, and 
lives in Me. 10. Eliza H., Sep. 22, 1802.- 11. Jno. H., Sep. 
22,1805. >;-,rro -WN - ,-Y V-, -. 

18. Jona., s. Joseph 9, ni. 1, Sally Stetson, of Scit., and 2, 
Jenny Chase, and lived and d. in Pemb. ch. : 1. Waterman, 
Sep. 30, 1791, m. Mehnda, da. Jona. Stetson, Scit., and d. leav- 
ing 2 das., one of whom is d. (By 2d,) 2. Marg't., May 18, 



JOSSELYN. 843 

1794, m. Thos. Ellis, Mar. 28, 1814, and lives In E. Brldg'r. 3. 
Sallj, Sept. 1, 1796, m. Nathl. Ellis, Dec. 21, 1813, and lives in 
Bridg'r. 4. Freeman ]M., Aug. 3, 1798, m. Priscilla L. Old- 
ham, Dec. 11, 1820, lives in S. Boston, and has G-eorge, and 
Freeman. 6. Wm., Feb. 15, 1801, m. Abigail, da. Chas. Bars- 
tow, lives im Pemb., and has Wm. B., Clerk in Boston, m. Han- 
nah Barker, of Tiverton, R. I. 7. Jane, Jan. 1, 1803, m. Dan'l. 
Hall,jr., Dux'j., Nov. 20, 1823. 8. Eliza, Jan. 11. 1805, m. 
Jason Magoun, Nov. 30, 1826. . 9. Hervej, Nov. 5, 1806, mer- 
chant, E. Bridg'r., m. Elizab. Tallraan, and has Sarah C. ; 
Elizab. ; Mary E. ; Harriet; and Frank. 10. Jas. M., May 
12, 1809, m. 1, Lucy Jossel^m, and 2, -\vid. Abby Delano, lives 
in Pemb., and has Warren U., Priscilla, Emma F., and Amelia 
J: Two ch. d. young. 11. Dorothy M., May 12, 1809, m. 1, 
Alex'r. Hillborn, Oct. 7, 1827, and 2, Tilden Crooker, Jan. 16, 
1837. 

;, ^ s. Charles 10, m. Lucy 



19- /9^.^2^t^ Z^^^^;^^^^ Dwelley, Nov. 14, 

and was for some years engaged in the Iron Business, at Sylves- 
ter's Forge, and on King st., and also in the Factory, in H'n. His 
w. d. in 1829, and he Nov. 2, 1846. ch. : 1. Lydia, Sep. 5, 
1791, m. Benj. Mann, Esq., Mar. 10, 1810, and is d. 2. Oren, 
July 6, 1793. 3. Lucy D., Aug. 5, 1796, m. Hira Bates, Feb. 
24, 1825. 4. Ozen, Mar. 29, 1798. 5. Mary, Aug. 21, 1800. 
6. Chas., 1802, d. 1830. 7. Aaron, May 4, 1804, m. Amy, da. 
Spencer Binney, is a clergyman, of the Meth. denom., in Dux'y., 
and Rep. to the Mass. Leg. for the year 1853. ch. : Joseph R., 
Ed. S., Albert S., Charles Gr., Martin B., and Ann B. Lost 
one. 8. Angeline, Feb. 26, 1806. 9. Marcia, July 8, 1808, 
m. Alvin Rowland, Nov. 2, 1838. 10. Edwin, June 23, 1810, 
m. Nyreh Chandler, and lives in Chelmsford. 11. Julia A., 
Aug. 25, 1812, HI. Dyer Robinson, Esq., S. Bridg'r. 12. Cyrus, 
Oct! 2, 1814, m. Elizab. B. Bates, Oct. 24, 1833, lives on King 
St., and has Cyrus B., July 17, 1834 ; Leivis, Aug. 15, 1842 ; 
and Angeline E., June 4, 1848. Lost 2, d. young. 13. Alonzo, 



§"44 JOSSELYN. 

Jan. 23, 1818, m. Caroline A. Morse, Rox'y., lives in Boston, is 
an Iron Founder, and has Charles I).^ 1848, and Lucy 31., d. 
1851, ac. 1. ^ 

20. Jubez, s. Charles 10, m. Huldah Mann, Dec. 27, 1795, 
and had eh. : 1. Betsey, July 22, 1796, m. Calvin Barstow, 
Matt't., Aug. 7, 1814.- 2. David, Nov. 25, 1798, m. Mary 
Bates, Dec. 15, 1822, lives in Pemb., and has David A., Dec, 
1823, m. Sophronia Keen, and lives in P. ; Be7ij. W., 1826, m. 
Lucy A. Brewster, and has Herbert A. ; Horatio, 1828 ; Caleb, 
1831 ; Albert, 1833 ; and Jabez A., 1838. 3. Morrill, Dec. 4, 
1801, m. Mary A. Mcintosh, and lived .and d. in Boston, leaving 
eh. : 31ari/ A., and iSarah E. 4. Jabez, Mar. 25, 1804, m. 
Eliza White, Feb. 6, 1827, and had 1 da., Arabella W., m. La- 
ban Rose, jr., of H. 5. Rebecca, Sep. 13, 1806, m. 1, Joseph 
Estes, of Me., and 2, Otis Perry, of H'n. 6. Isaiah, Feb. 17, 
1809, m. Serena Bray, lives in S. Boston, is a Brass Founder, 
and has Isaiah B., 1830 ; George, 1832 ; Edwin, 1834 ; 3Iary 
u4., d. ; Amelia A., ld>2,^ ', and Charles, 1844. 7. Huldah, d. 
young. 8. Huldah, June 16, 1814. 9. Daniel, m. L^^dia Wad- 
leigh, lives in Me., and has Edwin, and Herbert. 10. Otis P., 
May, 1823, m. Abigail P. Delano, lives in Pemb., and has Laura 
0., Dec, 1847. 11. Joshua, m. Mary Boylston, had 1 eh., who 
d. ; his w. d. ; and he went off in 1851, and has not been heard 
from since. 

21. Elisha K., s. Chas. ]0, m. Lydia Dwelley, Mar. 12, 1797, 
and is yet living in P. ch. . 1. Emily, Feb. 4, 1798, m. Isaac 
0. Stetson, May 5, 1821. 2. Caroline, Mar. 30, 1804, m. Seth 
Jones, of P. 3, George, May 8, 1803, m. Alice Walker, lives in 
Brookfield, Mass., and has ch. 4. Albert, 1805, d. ae. 24. 5. 
Lydia S., Mar. 6, 1808. 6. Elisha, Sep. 21, 1810, m. Abby 
Standish, Ap. 12, 1835, and has ch. 7. Almira, Feb. 13, 1814, 
m. 1, Thos. Baker, and 2, Jno. Mann, and Hves in E. Bridg'r. 

22. Jacob, s. Chas. 10, m. Abigail Ryder, of Plym'h., and lives 
in New Hampshire, ch. : 1. Wm., Aug. 19, 1796, sometime Capt. 
of the Han. R. Co., m. Ruth Rose, Oct. 8, 1820, and hved in H. 
on King st., where he d. in 1852, leaving ch. : Abig. Yf., June 



JOSSELTN. 845 

30, 1821, m. Ambrose Josseljn, andd. 1843 ; Wm. K, Sep. 22, 
1823, m. Lucy S. Littlefield, and lives in H'n. ; Eugene M., Sep. 
2, 1826 ; 3Ierey TF., Dec. 31, 1831 ; FrisciUa, July 10, 1834 ; 
and Heleji M., May 29, 1841. 2. Harriet, Feb. 13, 1798, m. 
Eli Stetson, of H'n., and is d. 3. Benj., May 10, 1802. 4. 
Elbridge, May 15, 1802, m. a Keith, lives in Lawrence, is sup't. 
of a foundry, and has ch. 5. Elijah, Ap. 2, 1804, m. Ednor 
Pike, and lives in S. Bos'n. G. Leavitt R., Oct. 1, 1807, m. 
Hannah E. Hildreth, and lives in Chelmsford. 7. Algernon, Dec. 
22, 1809, ra. Mercy White, and lives in Lowell. 8. Edward, 
Aug. 20, 1812. 9. Maria E., Ap. 17, 1815, m. Caleb White, 
H'n. 10. Elizab. C, Mar. 14, 1818, m. Hezek. Reed, Ab'n. 

28. Stockbridge, s. Stockbridge 12, m. Sarah Bell, Bos'n., 
Sep. 27, 1795, was for a time a merchant in B., and d. in Ab'n. 
ch. . 1. Henry E. G., Nov. 29, 1796. 2. Ralph A. S., Oct. 2, 
1798, d. July 9, 1822. 3. Charlotte M. A., Feb. 4, 1801, d. 
Sep. 20, 1811. 4. Chas. 0. W., Aug. 2, 1803. 5. Danl. S. S., 
May 27, 1805, m. a Hall, of Dux'y., and d. in N. Or's. 6. Fran- 
ces S. S., Sep. 9, 1807. 7. Naomi O. R., Nov. 17, 1810, m. 
Silas Lane, B. Ab'n. 8. Austin M. C, Sep. 20, 1812, m. Elizab. 
J. Ware, Bos'n., 1841, and is proprietor of a Restorator in B. 
Noah. 9. Sarah C. A., Ap. 9, 1815, m. a Denton. 10. Mary 
A. B., b. and d. 1816. 

24. Eleazer, s. Eleazer 13, m. Hannah Studley, Jan. 1, 1809, 
and lives in H., on Pleasant st. ch. : 1. Mary J., May 6, 1809, 
m. Ludov. Pool,E. Ab'n. 2. Stephen, Dec. 28, 1811, merchant 
and shoe manf r., at the Four Corners ; m. Eliza Studley, Nov. 16, 
1834, and has Uliza A., June 30, 1838, and G-eo. S., June 17, 
1842. 3. Robert, Oct. 30, 1814, not m. 4. Hannah S., Aug., 
1817 ? m. Jno. H. Benner, Jan. 1, 1835. 5. Eleazer, Feb. 14, 
1823. 

25. Abraham, s. Eleazer 13, m. Polly Cushing, Oct. 5, 1820, 
lives on Cross st., and is an anchor-smith by trade, ch. : 1. Wm. 
C, June 27, 1821, merchant tailor, late of Bos'n., m. 1, Thurza B. 
Shaw, and 2, Mary McDuflfee, and has Anna F., b. and d. 1845 ; 
and TTm. A., Jan. 20, 1848. 2. Abraham A., May 18, 1823, d. 
Dec. 29, 1832. 3. Mary C, June 25, 1825, m. Geo. S. Newhall, 

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846 JOSSELYN. 

Dec. 21, 1843, and lives in E. Bridg'r. 4. Michal B., Oct. 9, 
1827, m. Nathl. Pratt, and d. in Aug., 1848. 5. Bela C, Jan. 
23, 1830, in Springf'd., Mass. 6. Sarah J., Sep. 15, 1833. 7. 
Hemy C, Ap. 3, 183(3. 8. Is'l. N., Jan. 31,. 1839. 9. Geo. 
H., Maj 23, 1841. 10. Louisa C, May 23, 1844. 

26. Francis, s. Francis 15, m. Debo. House, Jan. 15, 1810, and 
lived and d. in H'n., leaving ch. : 1. Hannah H., Ap. 12, 1810. 
2. Mary, Ap. 29, 1811. 3. Ambrose, Dec. 17, 1812, m. Abig. 
W., da. Capt. Wm. Josseljn, and d. in H'n., leaving ch. 4. Ira, 
May 16, 1814, m. Sarah, da. Gad Bailey, lives on King st., and 
has Sarah i., Dec. 4, 1842 ; Anne A., July 18, 1845, d. Sep. 
1849; and Francis H., Aug. 14, 1851. 5. Thacher, May 18, 
1816, d. Sep. 23, 1818. 

27. Demarcus, or Marcus F., s. Joseph 17, m. Eunice Saw- 
tell, and had ch. : 1. Marcus F. 2. Debo. H., m. Phineas 
Howard, of Canton. 3. Eunice S., m. Elijah Howard, of C. 
4. Marcy W., m. Jas. M. Cook, Eng'r. Taunt, k N. Bed. 

R. R. 5. Harriet N., m. Francis Farnsworth, and is in 
N. Y'k. 6. Eliza F., m. C. C. Williams, of Taunton, and d. in 
1851. 7. Abigail, d. young. 8. Joseph H., May 13, 1820, stud, 
med. in the Pa. Univ., lives in Bos'n., m. Jane, da. David King- 
man, Bridg'r., and has no ch. 9. Priscilla C, m. Francis A. 
Massey, Bos'n. 10. Lydia J., m. Chas. Howe, S. Ab'n., and has 
Chas. W., Emma i., Edwy L., d,, and Joel J. 11. Emily A., 
m. Jacob C. Young, of Bangor, and is in Cal'a. 12. Lucy F., 
not m. 13. Lucretia, m. Geo. H. Osborn, of S. Ab'n., and has 
Amtj O. 14. Joel S., in Cal'a. 15. Benj. F. 

28. Earl, s. Joseph 17, m. 1, Anne Brewster, and had 3 ch., 
all of whom d. He then m. 2, Sarah Hudson, of Bridg'r., and d. 
in Bangor, Me., Ap. 7, 1836,. and his wid. m. Geo. W. Smith, of 
Bridg'r. ch. . 1. Earl P., May 16, 1822. 2. Asa H., Feb. 6, 

. 1821, m. Harriet Hamilton, and hves in E. Bos'n. 3. Anna B., 
Oct. 6, 1825, m. Chas. Dyer, and lives in E. Wey'h. 4. Sarah 
J., Sep. 30, 1827, m. Galen Osborn, E. Bridg'r. 5. Caleb H., 
July 25, 1829, m. Harriet E. Fales, of Fox'o., and hves in W. 
Bridg'r. 6. Olive M., Oct., 1835, m. Thos. Lee, and d. July 
15, 1851. 



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29. Orcn, s. Chag. 19, m. Mary C. Mann, Feb. 14, 1816, 
lives on King st., and has been for many years connected with the 
foundry, in that part of H. He was Rep. froml842-'44 ; T. Clk. 
in 1839, and '41 ; and from '43-'45 ; and Selectman in 1832, '33, 
'39, and from 1850-'53. ch. : 1. Oren C, Mar. 10, 1817, d. 
Ap. 6, 1819. 2. Mary C, Feb. 6, 1820. 3. Eli C, Mar. 13, 
1822, m. 1, Hannah F. Bobbins, Ap. 27, 1845, who d. July 14, 
1846 ; and 2, Blener T. Ford, May 8, 1848 : lives on School st., 
and has Eli E., May, 1846, and Florm, Sep. 14, 1849. 4. 
Charles, Oct. 17, 1826, m. RachaelF. Winslow, May 16, 1850, 
lives on King st., and has Clara, Aug. 9, 1851. 5. Jane R., 
June 6, 1829, d. Jan. 2, 1830. 6. Geo. R., June 7, 1834. 

30. Ozen, s. Chas. 19, m. Lucy, da. Elijah Barstow, who d. 
Nov. 26, 1842. Mr. J. lived for a time at the Four Corners, 
and kept the tavern there, bat has lately been connected with the 
Custom House in Boston, as an Inspector, ch. : 1. Lucy B., Oct. 
4, 1824, m. Caleb Packard, N. Bridg'r. 2. Ann E., May 2, 
1828, m. Rob't. Barstow, Dec. 24, 1846. 3. Amelia W., Nov. 
4, 1827, m. Henry A.' Hall, Bos'n., Ap. 29, 1849. 4. Almira 
M., Jan. 24, 1829. 5. James 0., Feb. 20, 1831, now living in 
H. 6. Maria C, June 14, 1834. 7. Mary, Dec. 1, 1836. 8. 
Melissa, June 22, 1839. 9. Helen, Nov. 1, 1841. 10. Robert, 
Oct. 9, 1842. 11. Saml., Oct. 9, 1842, d. Sep. 29, '44. 

31. Henry E. G., s. Stockbridge 23, m. Minerva Gardner, 
lives in E. Ab'n., is a shoemaker, and has, 1. Henry W., m. Lydia 
A. Pool, lives in E. Ab'n., and has Aim W., and Miranda J. 2. 
Charles S., m. Avis Ashley, and lives in E. Ab'n. No ch. 3. 
Harriet N., m. Jason Loud, of E. Ab'n., and has Rosalina. 4. 
Ann, d. ae. 15. Two other ch. d. young. 

32. Marcus F., ?. Marcus F. 27, m. Eliza Reed, and d. in 
Dec. 1846, having had, 1. Marcus F., Ap. 1828, m. Lucy Gurney, 
lives in S. Ab'n., and has Walter If., July 28, 1850. 2.. Wm. 
W., Feb., 1831, m. Amanda Fullerton, of Bridg'r., and has Alice 
A., 1850, and Ida W., 1852. 3. Eliza J. 4. Jas. W., d. 5. 
Jas. E. 6. Waldo E. 



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KILLAM — LINDSET. 




RESIDENCE OF REV. ROBERT L. KILLAM. 

KILLAM, Rev. Robert L., b. June 29, 1790, s. of Asa, of 
Ipswich, and gr. s. of Isaac, (who descended from Austen Killam 
who was in Ipswich in 1637,) m. Phebe, da. Wm. Rico, of Marlb., 
Dec. 6, 1819 ; sett, in the ministry first in Marlbo'., from 1819- 
'21; then in Att'o., from 1821-'29 ; and since that period, has 
resided in H., on Wash'n. st., in the " Landlord Jacobs house," a 
view of which is annexed. He was pastor of the Univ. Soc. in 
Scit., from 1829-37 ; has been one of the School Com'e. of H. ; 
as a writer, has a logical mind, and a happy wit ; and as a citizen, 
is universally esteemed, wherever he is known, ch. : 1. Lydia M. 
P., Oct. 27, 1820, m. Benj. Jacobs, May 26, 1839, and d. Sep. 
7, 1846, leaving 2 ch. 2. Robert W., Mar. 22, 1823, m. Sophia 
B., da. Capt. Rufus Farrow, of Scit., May 7, 1848, and has 
Lydia P., Jan. 13, 1849. 3. Charles II., Dec. 22, 1832. 



LINDSEY, James, s. James of Pemb., m. Lovisa, da. Leonard 
Hill, June 26, 1808, who d. in May, 1842. He is yet living, 
ch. : 1. Mary, July 8, 1809, m. Geo. Reals, H'n. 2. Martin, 
June 19, 1811, m." Olive, da. Adam Perry, and d. July 21, 1843, 
leaving one son, Martin A., Ap. 4, 1833. 3. Betsey,B., Mar. 
14, 1815, m. Wm. H. Joice, Sep. 19, 1839. 4. Philander, Aug. 



LITCHFIELD LITTLE MAGOUN. 849 

29, 1817, m. Mary Foster, lives in Wey'1%, and has ch. 5. 
Lovisa, July 14, 1819, m. Col. Jesse Reed, of Mf'd., for a sketch 
of whose life, see pp. 141-47. 6. James, Jan. 20, 1824, m. 
Jane A. Joice, and d. in Nov., 1843, leaving no ch. 

LITCHFIELD, Lawrence, was of Barnstable, 1643, and bore 
arms. His son Josiah, b. 1647, m. Sarah, da. Rev. Nicholas 
Baker, and was the ancestor of Rev. Paul Litchfield, of Carlisle, 
Mass., and of Rev. Joseph, of York, Me., of whom we have spoken 
on p. 67. Frank Litchfield, of Scit., was also a desc't. of Law- 
rence, of Barnstable, and he was fa. of Lewis, of Hanover. 

2. Lewis, s. Frank, of Scit., m. 1, Lucy Studley ; 2, wid. Susan 
Wall ; and 3, wid. Betsey Stetsan formerly a Barstow ; is a 
painter by trade ; and has, 1. Marg't. L., June 22, 1808, m. 
Charles Winslow, 1827, sometime Selectman of H. 2. Lewis, 
Sep. 23, 1811, m. Lucy L. Rogers, of Mfd., Jan. 4, 1836, lives 
on Circuit st., is a shoemaker, and has Lucy S., Sep. 26, 1837 ; 
Delana, Aug. 27, 1839 ; Laura E., b. and d. 1841 ; Emily, 
Dec. 21, 1842 ; and Leuis E., May 6, 1847. 3. Luther, Feb. 
27, 1829. 

LITTLE, John, s. Constant, of Mf'd., m. Abigail, da. Samuel 
Stetson, in Aug., 1835, who d. June 5, 1850, and he is living on 
Centre St. ; a shoemaker by trade, ch. : 1. Mary F., b. 1837, 
d. 1838. 2. Abigail E., Aug. 13, 1839. 3. Jno. S., Jan. 24, 
1843. 4. Zilpha A., b. and d. 1847. 

2. Peabody, bro. of Jno., and s. Constant, of Mfd., m. Olive, 
da. Benj. Stetson, in Dec, 1842, lives on Broadway, is a shoe- 
maker, and has 1. Edward E., Sep. 25, 1843. 2. Augusta M., 
Nov. 17, 1845. 

MAGOUN, Abner, of Pemb., is prob. a desc't of Jno. Magoun, 
or ATcGoim, who lived in the "Two Mile," now a part of Mfd., 
in 1666, and who owned land in H, near Hugh's Cross. Abner 
m. Mary Bates, Dec. 16, 1796, and d. July 16, 1846, ae. 78, 
and his wid. Nov. 28, 1847, ae. 78. ch. : 1. Catherine, m. Jas. 
Bonney, of Pemb. 2. Abner, m. Mary H. Ellis, Ap. 1 1825, 



350 MANN. 

lives on Circuit st., is a shoemaker, and a man of respectable 
standing ; — has Horatio B., Nov. 20, 1826, m. Catherine B. Bon- 
ney, May, 1850, and lives near his fa. ; 3Iar7/ K, Mar. 12, 1834 : 
Abner B., Feb. 17, 1836 ; and Jane C, Dec. 30, 1839. 3. 
Mary S., m. Benoni Gurney, and is d. 4. Jason, m. Eliza 
.Josselyn, and d., and his Avid. and ch. are in S. Boston. 

]\IANN, Richard, a " planter," was a youth in Elder Brews- 
ter's family, came to Piym'h. in the May-Flower, in 1620, was 
one on the Conihas. partners, in Scit., in 1646, and his farm was 
at the place known as " Mann hill." He died ab. 1655, and his 
wid. Rebecca, m. John Cowen, 1656. Of his ch., Thos., b. Aug. 
15, 1650, was fa. of Benj., b. Feb. 19, 1697, who sett, in H. 
This is an old name in Eng'd., numerously represented there, the 
Earl of Cornwallis, being of the family, and Sir Horatio ISlann. 
of Linton, Kent. There are other families in the U. S., besides 
the desc't8. of Richard, who are sett, in Norfolk Co., and who are 
quite numerous in Randolph, and its vicinity. Samuel, was in 
Dedliam, 1678 ; and Theodore, was in Wrentham, in 1700. The 
Manns of H. are desc'ts. of Richard, the planter. 

2. Benj., s. Thos., and gr. s. Richard, m. Martha Curtis, Feb. 

4, 1724, who d. Jan. 26, 1769, and he Mar. 2, 1770. He lived 
on Main st., it is said, in the ancient mansion, now occu|)ied by 
Mr. Hanson, not far from the Bap. M. Ho., and was Selectman 
in 1745. ch. : 1. Martha, Jan. 6, 1725, m. William Curtis. 2. 
Benj., Aug. 4, 1727. 3. Rebecca, Aug. 13, 1729, m. Abner 
Curtis ? 4. Sarah, Feb. 8, 1730, m. Robt. Gardner, H'm., June 

5, 1760. 5. Ruth, May 12, 1735, m. Lem'l. Curtis, Jan. 16, 
1752. 6. Mary, Aug. 13, 1737, m. Elij. Mann. Three ch. d. 
young. 

y^ ^ /J. s. Benj. 2, m. 1, Abigail Gill, 

3 /^cyp^'.'^Q/lcWfl Nov. 23, 1749 ; 2, the wid. 
/ of Charles Bailey, who d. in 

/ 1800; and 3, the wid. of 

Abner Curtis, and d. Jan. 27, 1816, ac. 89. He was Selectman 
in 1763 and '64, and erected the old grist mill, which formerly 
stood near the bridge, on North st. ch. : 1. Abigail, Sep. 9, 



MANN. 351 

1751, m. Asa Turner, June 30, 1771, and d. in Me. 2. Bcnj , 
Mar. 3, 1753. 3. Olive, Ap. 18, 1754, m. Thos, Stetson, June 
18, 1772. 4. Ezra, Dec. 11, 1755, d. in the Rev'n., Nov. 26, 
1775. 5. Levi, Sep. 7, 1757. 6. Josh., July 14, 1759. 7. 
Bela, Julj 18, 1761, m. Ann Bryant, Scit., and moved to Lun- 
enburg. 8. Sarah, Jan. 17, 1763, m. Jos. Neal, Cohas't., Dec. 
6, 1791. 9. Susa G., Oct. 24, 1764, m. Caleb Whiting, Ap. 23, 
1785. 10. Charles, Nov. 27, 1766, m. Abigail Gill, and d. in 
1825, leaving Abigail, who m. Ithamar Whiting, of Ab'n., and 
Merrill, who m. Loring Curtis, of H., and others. 11. Perez, 
Nov. 7, 1768, m. Abigail Johnson, had cb., and d. in Beverly, 
Mass. 12. Sage, b. 1773, d. 1791. 13. Caleb, Sep. 13, 1775, 
m. Betsey Pratt, and d. Feb. 23, 1840, leaving a da. Betsey, who 
m. David Mann, of H. 

4. Benj,, s. Benj. 3, m. Hannah , and d. in H., Dec. 12, 

1820, and his wid. May 21, 1827. ch. : 1. Hannah, m. 1, Thos. 
Whiting, and 2, EHsha Faxon. 2. Ruth, 1778 ? m. Isaac Wil- 
der, Aug. 8, 1802. 3. Sarah, m. Jno. Curtis, Nov. 1, 1798. 

5. Levi, s.Benj. 3, m. 1, wid. Anne Cooley, and 2, Patience 
Donnell, and d. Jan. 12, 1818, and his wid. Mar. 8, 1846. ch. : 
1. Ezra, Ap. 21, 1780, m. Nabby Glover, of Beverly, and had 
ch. 2. Levi, Jan. 6, 1782, m. Marg't. Ames, of Boston, and had 
ch. 3. Alexander, Feb. 9, 1785, d. in S. Caro., ae. 28. 4. 
Jairas, Oct. 7, 1787, m. Desire Whiting, and lived in Chas'n. 

5. Patience, May 1, 1791, m. 1, Eben'r. Arnold, 2, Joseph Cole, 
and 3, Job Pratt. 6. Anne K., Dec. 2, 1792, m. Henry Stod- 
dard, of H. 7. John, Jan. 25, 1795. 8. Joseph, Oct. 12, 1797, 
m. Eunice Jacobs, and d. Dec. 2, 1835, an'd his wid. m. Martin 
Stoddard, of Mf d. His ch. were Jainis, m. Emeline Runey, 
lives in Somerville, and has 3 ch. ; and Eunice, m. William H. 
Smith, Chas'n. 7. Sarah, June 12, 1779, m. Wm. Henderson, 
Mar. 11, 1821. 10. Amy, Ap. 20, 1803, m. Dea. Jno. Brooks, 
Dec. 4, 1823. 

a^A/y y/ (CaP<^- Joshua,) s. Benj. 3' 

6. y^^^^ny^.uX, ^^/^>^^^L^>tm. Mary Gushing, of H'm., 
^/ ^ . Jan. 30, 1783, and d. Oct. 

20, 1827, and his wid. July 
1, 1849. He was Capt. of one of the Mil'y. Go's, of the town, 



352 MANN. 

and Selectman from 1709 to 1802. Lived on Whiting st., where 
Albert Pool now resides, ch. : 1. Josh., 1784, d. 1792. 2. 
Molly, 1785, d. 1792. 3. Benj., 1788. 4. Mary C, 1794, m. 
Oren Josselyn, Feb. 14, 1816. 5. Josh., July 4, 1796. 6. 
David, Sep. 7, 1798. 

7. John, s. Levi 5, m. Harriet Turner, his w. d., and he now 
lives in E. Ab'n. eh.: 1. Jno., Dec. 28, 1819, m. Sarah Chan- 
dler, lives in E. Ab'n., and has ch. 2. Josiah, Mar. 13, 1822. 
3. Andrew, m. Abby 0. Torrence, lives in E. Ab'n., and had 1 
ch., which d. 4. Gustavus, Ap. 9, 1828, m. Elmira Vining, and 
lives in E. Ab'n. 5. Lucy T., 1829, m. Geo. Dunham, Oct. 16, 
1850. 6. Harriet, m. Warren Lane, E. Ab'n. 7. Lydia, m. 
Lorenzo Foster, E. Ab'n. 8. Sarah. 9. Betsey. 

8. Benj., Esq., s. Josh. 6, m. 1, Lydia Josselyn, and 2, Lydia 
C. Waterman, lives on Whiting st., was J. P. for many years, and 
a trader and farmer, ch. : 1. Benj. L., Ap. 19, 1812, d. in N. 
Orleans. 2. Albert G., 1813, d. 1817. 3. Lydia J., Feb. 25, 
1815, m. Jno. Pool, jr., 1833, and d. 1852. 4. Almira, 1817, 
d. 1818. 5. Chas. F., ;;ep. 5,1818. 6. Almira C, Jan. 11, 
1820, m. Lysander Nash. 7. Henrietta M., 1822, d. 1838. 8. 
Newton, 1825, d. 1850. 9. Lucy A., Nov. 29, 1828. (By 2d,) 
10. Marcus M., Nov. 22, 1840. 11. Albert G., July 17, 1843. 
12. An inf., b. and d. 1846. 13. Everett N., June 24, 1847. 
14. Abby J., May 13, 1851. 

9. Maj. Josh., s. Josh. 6, m. Bethia Curtis, July 12, 1829, 
lives on Centre st., is a farmer, of respectable standing, and has, 
1. Josh. W., Mar. 19, 1830, at the West. 2. Nancy J., Oct. 2, 
1832, m. Martin T. Stetson, Oct. 6, 1850. 3. Rodney, Mar. 9, 
1835. 4. Mary A., Nov. 10,1839. 5. Horace, Nov. 12,1842. 

6. Geo. W., Mar. 12, 1845. 

10. David, s. Josh. 6, m. Betsey, da. Chas. Mann, Ap. 4, 1821, 
lives at the corner of Main and North sts., and has, 1. David J., 
1822, d. at sea, 1846. 2. Geo. H., Ap. 20, 1824, in Cal'a. 3. 
Mary J., Jan. 4, 1826. 4. Josh., Aug. 26, 1827. 5. Caleb, 
Ap. 3, 1829. 6. Sophronia, July 26, 1831, m. Jos. Hunt, Ab'n. 

7. Russell C, July 30, 1836. 8. Albert G., June 26, 1838. O.- 
Howard F., Mar. 30, 1843. 10. Perez, d. ae. 18 mos. 



MCLAUTHLIN — MORSE — MUNROE. 353 

McLAUTHLIN, Martin Parris, b. Julj 24, 1825, s. Martin, 
of E. Bridg'r., is the present worthy and accomplished Principal 
of the Academy, at the Four Corners ; and is a gr. s. of Col- 
Jesse Reed, of Mf'd., of whom we have spoken on p. 141. 

MORSE, Maj. Wm., of Newburyport, m. Marg't, da. David 
Prouty, Esq., the "plough maker," was Selectman for 9 years; 
Rep. 3 yrs. ; often Moderator at Town meetings ; and lived on 
Main st., until his removal to Lawrence, in 1847, ch. : 1. Lucy, 
Jan. 17, 1823, m. a Howard, of Hav'l. 2. Quincy, Dec. 14, 
1824, m. wid. Elizab. M. Norton, Sep. 20, 1851, and lives on his 
father's place. 3. Sarah, Nov. 12, 1826, m, Wm. L. Hender- 
son, Sep. 1, 1844. 4. Marcus, Dec. 12, 1828, m. Mary A. 
Leavitt, Scit., Nov. 16, 1849, hves on Main st, and has Mary 
E., Oct. 27, 1849, and Geo. R., Oct. 19, 1841. 5. Wm. M., 
Jan. 27, 1843. 

MUNROE, Shuble, m. MaryJosselyn, Nov. 10, 1742, Hved in 
a house which stood near Eben- Thayer's, on Centre st., and d. 
June 14, 1795, ae. 75, and his wid. Ap. 27, 1815, ae. 91. The 
hill near his house is still known as Shuble's Ridge. His son 
Shuble, b. Ap. 1, 1761, m. Abig. Stetson, Jan. 27, 1788, who d. 
June 5, 1812, and he Oct. 3, 1851, ae. 90. His ch. were, 1. 
Abig. S., m. Saml. Stetson, of H. 2. Jno., d., ae. 20. 3. Mary 
J., m. Eben. Thayer, of H. ^ 4. Chas., of N. Y'k. 5. Isaiah, not 
m. Several ch. d. young. 

Note. Tradition says that 5 broa, of the name of Munroe, came early to 
Am'a., and were the ancestors of the different famiUes now existing in the 
U. S. ; and from the N. E Gen. Reg. for 1847, p. 378, we learn that among 
the Scotch prisoners sent to N. Eng. in 1652, by order of the Eng. Gov't., 
were Rohert Monroic, John Alonroiv, Hugh Monrow^ and — Monrow. There 
were also 5 of the name of Murrow, viz. : Jno., Jno., JVeile, Jonas, and James ; 
and among the Settlers of Reading, Mass., were Henry, Jno., and Saml., 
Merrow, the former of whom d. in 1685. There was early a family of 
Munroes in R. I., and another in Va., from which President Munroe de- 
scended. 

2. Benj., s. Benj., of Dorch'r., ra. Mary H. Curtis, Nov. 11 
1830, lives on Hanover st., and has, 1. Mary C, Aug. 28, 1831. 
2. Benj. W., Ap. 22, 1833. 3. Lucinda T., Mar. 7, 1835. 4. 
Wm. H., Feb. 21, 1837. 5. David B-, Oct. 14, 1839. 6. Geo. 
R., Ap. 26, 1843. 



354 PERCIVAL — PERKINS. 

3. Hiram, s. Benj.,of Dorch'r., b. 1811, m. Tempe. C. Stetson, 
May 6, 1832, lives on Spring st., is a shoemaker, and has, 1. 
Francis M., May 4, 1834. 2. Joanna S., Oct. 7, 1835. 3. 
Juha M., Dec. 22, 1838. 4. Lucy S., Mar. 23, 1841. 5. Eliza 
L., May 18, 1843. 6. Adaline T., June 15, 1846. 7. Sarah 
E., July 23, 1848. 

NASH, Lysander B., s. Lewis, of Wey'h., b. Mar. 22, 1822, 
m. Almira C. Mann, and has Henrietta C, Ap. 15, 1846, and 
Lysander W., May 24, 1848. 

PERCIVAL, Sylvanus, b. June 20, 1796, s. Benj. of Sandwich, 
m. Celia Ewer, of S., Nov. 14, 1816, and lives near N. River 
Bridge, ch. : 1. Jno. P. T., Oct. 19, 1818, m. Drusilla Snow, 
and lives in Cohas't. 2. Sylvanus, Mar. 8, 1820, m. Mary A. 
Stone, and lives in Dorch'r. 3. Celia E., Dec. 28, 1821. 4. 
Saml. W., Sep. 3, 1823, m. Lurana Cleal, and is in Cal'a. 5. 
Nancy W., Dec. 29, 1824. 6. Gustavus, Aug. 30, 1826, m. Jo- 
sephine Josselyn, and Uves in H'n. 7. Henry C, May 3, 1829, 
m. Maria, da. Abisha Soule, Feb. 11, 1851, andd. in 1852, leav- 
ing Henry W., b. Nov. 12, 1851. 

PERKINS, Ozias, b. June 9, 1804, s. Eben'r. of Bridg'r., 
(and a desc't. of David, of Beverly, who sett, in Bridg'r. bef. 1688, 
and was Rep., &c.) m. 1, Ann Wing, Nov. 13, 1828, who d. Sept. 
25, 1831 ; and 2, Mary C. Bates, Maty 21, 1832 ; lives on Winter 
st. ; is an anchor smith by trade, and a gent, of intelligence and 
respectability; has, 1. 'Ann W., Sep. 12, 1831. (By 2nd,) 
2. Lorenzo, Oct. 12, 1836. 3. Lewis,May 15, 1839. 4. Mary 
C, Nov, 16, 1840. 

PERRY, Richard, was one of the Mass. Co., in 1629, and his 
name often occurs on the annals of the Co. Jno. was freem. in 
Bos'n., 1632-3, was aft. of Rox'y., and d. in 1643 ; and the same 
year another Jno. Perry was freem. in Taunton. Isaac Perry 
was a freera. in Mass., in 1631-2. Thos. Perry, ae. 34, with his 
w. Dorothy, and s. Benj., were pass, for Va. in 1635 ; and we 
find a Thos. early in Ipswich, who may have been the same. Ar- 
thur Perry was freem, in Bos'n., 1639, and had Seth, Jno., Elis- 



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PERRY. 355 

hua, &c. Wm. Perry was freem. in Scit. in 1643, and some of 
his desct's. are still living in Scit. and Pemb., and elsewhere. 

2. Thos. Perry, from Mass., according to Deane, was in Scit. 
bef. 1647, m. Sarah, da. Isaac Stedman, and had his farm on the 

5. part of Chamberlain plain. He may have been s. of Thos. of 
Ipswich. There is no record of births of his ch. in Scit. ; but we 
are told that he had Thos., Wm., Henry, Joseph, and Jno. Of 
these, Wm. m. Elizab. Lobdell, 1681, and had Amos, who m. Ruth 
Turner, June 8, 1720, lived near the 3rd Herring brook, and was 
fa. of Doa. Isaac, the shipbuilder, of H., who was b. Sept. 5, 1736, 
m. Jemima Farrow, and d. Aug. 16, 1825, ae. 89, and his w. in 
Nov. 1824, ae. 78. His da. Priscilla, m. Elij. Packard, June 26, 
1803 ; and his sons Timo., and Isaac, went to St. John's, N. B. : 
his da. Betsey, m. a Smith ; and Ruth went to Me. Wm., s. Thos., 
Senr., had also another son, Benj., b. Dec. 31,1688, who m. Ruth 
Bryant, Feb. 20, 1711, and had Saml., Nov. 28, 1712, and oth- 
ers. The desct's. of this son are here given, according to the best 
information we could obtain. 

3. Saml., s. Benj. ? s. Thos., lived in Pemb., and m. Eunice 
Witherell, Sep. 27, 1734, who d. a wid., Feb. 21, 1795. ch. : 1. 
Henry. 2. Mary, m. Howland Beal, Dec. 29, 1757. 3. Saml. 
4. Noah, m.Jane Hobart, Oct. 1, 1772, and had Hohart ? drown- 
ed, ae. 20 ; 3Iary, m. Jacob Ford, Oct. 11, 1792, and Hved in 
Ab'n. ; and DanL, m. a Hobart, and lives in S. Ab'n. 5. Israel. 

6. Betsey, m. Col. Amos Turner, Feb. 14, 1771. 7. Seth. 8. 
Adam. 

4. Henry, s. Saml. 3, m. Bethia Baker, of Dux'y., Dec. 25, 
1760, hved in Pemb. and d. March 23, 1815, ae. 80, and his 
wid. Jan. 20, 1822, ae. 89. ch. : 1. Saml. B. 2. Henry, Ap. 
25, 1764. 3. Jno., m. Rhoda Barker, Jan. 27, 1793, and hved 
and d. in Plym'h., having had 4 ch., of whom 2 are living, viz. : 
Lewis, of Plym'h., and Blioda^ both bap. May 18, 1794. 4i. 
James, d. unm. in Scit. John and James were twins. 

5. Saml., s. Saml. 3, m. Alice Baker, lived in Pemb., and d. 
Sept. 5, 1816, ae. 76. ch. : 1. Chas., Oct. 2, 1771. 2. Elizab., 
Sep. 22, 1776, m. Caleb White. 3. Lucy, m. 1, Jabez Wither- 
ell, 2, a Crooker, and 3, a Harrob. 4,. Saml, m. Lucy Oldham. 




356 PERPY. 

of Pemb., in 1807, and had Otis, Ap. 18, 1808, a carpenter by 
trade, m. wid. Rebecca Estes, Dec. 8, 1840, and lives in H'n., 
no ch. ; Almira, Ap. 1, 1811, m. Thacher Perry, of Pemb. ; and 
Horatio, May 4, 1814, living in Pemb., unm. 

(Dea. Israel,) s. Saml. 3, 

^ i^ I jL^ y m. 1, Abis:. Baker, of Mf'd., 

6 J'^Ya.et dtO-rl^ ,^;,. D^c. 14, 1807, ae, 

61 ; and 2, wid. Relief So- 
por, Dec. 17, 1809; andd. 
Feb. 18, 1817, ae. 73, and his wid. Feb. 24, 1824, ae. 85. Lived 
back of Plain st., in the house known as the "Hanmer hook 
house," which has been torn down for many years. He was 
Selectman in 1797, and '98. ch. : 1. Israel, Ap. 28, 1771, of 
Newbyp't. 2. Thos., Aug. 30, 1772, m. wid. Sarah Ramsdell, 
June 11, 1810, andd. July 22, 1817, leaving no ch. 3. Hannah, 
June 18, 1775, m. Edward Stetson, Jan. 1, 1799, and is living 
in H. 4. Horatio, Oct. 3, 1784, sett, in Salem, Mass., and there 
d. 5. Paul, June 25, 1786, m. Chloe Bailey, Sep. 23, 1813, 
lives in Camden, Me., and has ch. 6. Oakes, sett, in Me., and 
there d. 7. Nabby B., Sep. 6, 1789, not m. 8. Haytior/«a/, 
of Salem, Mass. 

7. Seth, s. Saml. 3, m. Hannah Josselyn, July 2, 1782, and d. 
in Pemb. His wid. is living in P., with her son Josh., at the ad- 
vanced age of 98, and retains to a remarkable degree, both her 
bodily and mental powers, ch. : 1. Elijah, Ap. 14, 1783, m. 
Chloe Stetson, July 6, 1806, lived in P., and d. Oct. 9, 1814, ae. 
32, and his w. Dec. 27, 1812, ae. 26, leaving ch. ; Thaclier, 1807, 
d. 1811 ; Isaiah S., Mar. 23, 1809, m. Julia A. Oldham, May 
5, 1831, and lives in Me. ; and Edward Y., Oct. 4, 1812, m. 
Mary Oldham, July 8, 1834, lives in P., and is a manufacturer 
of tacks, in IL, at what was formerly Dyer's Avorks. (See p. 141.) 
2. Joshua, Ap. 27, 1788, m. Mary, da. Capt. Ichabod Thomas, 
and lives in P. Has no ch. 

8. Adam, s. Saml. 3, m. Elizab. House, Oct. 20, 1776, and 
lived in H., where he d. Aug. 23, 1830, ae. 78, and his wid. Feb. 
12, 1845, ae. 89. ch. : 1. Elizab., Ap. 11, 1777, m. Moses 



PERRY. 357 

French, Bos'n. 2. Olive, b. 1779, d. 1783. 3. Adam, Dec. 
.28, 1780. 4. Calvin, b. and d. 1782. 5. Sage, 1783, d. 1799. 
6. Calvin, June 19, 1785, m. Mary Litchfield, lived in Scit., and 
had ch. 7. Gideon, Mar. 23, 1787, m. Cath. Perry, Mar. 21, 
1816, who d. June 3, 1822, he survives, and has Oatherine, 1817, 
d. 1832 ; FranMm, May 17, 1821, living in H., not m. ; and 
Renry K, Ap. 17, 1828, lives in Medford. 8. Olive, Oct. 5, 
1791, m. Martin Lindsey, and is living, a wid., in H. 9. Levi, 
Mar. 2, 1793, m. Sarah J. Colcord, Sep. 9, 1826, and had a son 
Levi, d. young. The fa. is living in H. 10. Lovisa, Sep. 1, 
1797, m. Benj. D. Torrey, Mar. 30, 1818, and is living, a wid., 
inH. 

9. Samuel B., s. Henry 4, m. Anne Bates, Feb. 2, 1786, 
lived in H., on Broadway, and had, 1. Wealthy,. 1786, d. 1790» 
2. Nancy, 1787, Hving, unm. 3. Levi, Jan. 20, 1789, m. Fanny 
Price, of H'm., and went to Ohio, many years ago. 4. Cephas, 
Sep. 3, 1790, m. 1, Anne Norris, Bos'n. ; and 2, Nabby Cham- 
berlain, Oct. 7, 1838, lives on Broadway, and has, 1. Anne, m. 
Levi Perry ; Luci/, m. Wm. R. Skerry, Ap. 25, 1846 ; Cephas, 
Jan., 1828 ; and Jerome, Aug. 5, 1832. 5. Jno., Ap. 29, 1793, 
went to sea, and is prob. d. 6. Seth, Ap. 29, 1793, m. Melinda 
F. Cox, Feb. 5, 1828, and has Jno. H., Jan. 19, 1831 ; Caroline 
jr., Oct. 20, 1832 ; and Julia A. 7. Bethia B., July 20, 1795, 
m. Dea. Isaac Cook, H'n. 8. Wealthy, Feb. 10, 1797, m. Albert 
Stetson, Nov. 29, 1830. 9. Saml., Jan. 24, 1799, m. Diana 
Bretr, of E. Bridg'r., and had Levi, Nov. 9, 1820, (m. Anne 
Perry, and has Francena, Dec. 4, 1842 ; Alfred, Aug. 2, 1844 ; 
Albert S., June 1, 1847 ; Bradford, b. and d. 1848 ; and Flor- 
ence, Oct. 19, 1849) ; KilhornR., Aug. 17, 1822, (m. Rebecca 
A. Gurney, Oct. 1845, hves on Centre st., is a shoemaker, and 
has Ellen A., Dec. 30, 1846; Sarah E., Jan. 11, 1849; and 
Emma W., May 13, 1851) ; Anna, m. Josh. S. Rose, of H.; and 
Elizah. F., ae. ab. 12. 10. Alva, Dec. 15, 1800, d. unm. 11. 
Perez, May 24, 1803, m. Fanny Stetson, Nov. 2, 1828, lives on 
Broadway, and has Perez F., 1829 ; and Fanny S., 1831, m. 
Andrew T. Damon, Ap. 22, 1851. 12. Lydia N., Feb. 1 1 , 1805, 
m. Stephen S. Bowers. 13. Jerome, Sep. 15, 1807, d. unm. in 
Ohio. 14. A da. d. young. 



358 PERRY — .PETERSON. 

10. Henry, s, Henrj 4, m. 1, Content Barker, Ap. 25, 1790, 
who d. Mar. 20, 1821 ; and 2, wid. Mary Ramsdell, and d. in P., 
Aug. 10, 1837, ae. 73. His wid. survives, ch. : 1. Nathl, Jan. 

1, 1791, m. 1, an Edwards, and 2, the Avid. of Jno. Perry, of 
Plym'h., and Uved in N. Bed. 2. Catherine, May 15, 1794, m. 
Gideon Perry, Mar. 21, 1816,and d. Jan. 3, 1832. 3. Nabby B., 
Dec. 25, 1796. 4. Ethan, May 11, 1802. 5. Betsey, Oct. 27, 
1805, m. aDickerman, and d. Aug. 17, 1831. 6. Robert, Oct. 22, 
1809, m. Betsey Macomber, lives in H'n., and has ch. 

11. Chas., s. Saml. 5, m. Hannah Bisbee, Jan. 30, 1794, lived 
inPemb., and had, 1, Chas. B. 2. Alice B., m. Levi C. Wright, 
E. Bridg'r., June 24, 1827. 3. Ruth. 4. Hannah, m. and hves 
in Bridg'r. 5. Jno. B , Oct. 4, 1806. 6. Priscilla, Jan. 27, 
1809, m. Thos. Drake, Jan. 6, 1828. 7. Thacher, Jan. 7, 1812, 
m. Almira, da. Saml. Perry, Nov. 26, 1840, and lives in P. 8. 
Elijah, Oct. 13, 1815, of P. 9. Sherman, of Pemb. 

12. Adam, s. Adam 8, m. Polly Field, Uved in Dorch'r., and 
d. July 7, 1826, and his wid. Aug. 1, 1849. ch. : 1. Sage, d. 

2. Josiah F., Sep. 17, 1808, m. Sarah Hildreth, Feb. 9, 1836, 
lives on Circuit st., and has Sarah E.^ Jan. 25, 1837 ; Josiah F., 
July 24, 1839; James i^.,Mar. 5, 1844; and Aima A., Oct. 
25, 1850. 3. Eliza, d. 4. Levi, of Dorch'r. 5. Louisa. 6. 
Mary E. 7. Ohver, of D. 

13. Ethan, s. Henry 10, m. Rosilla Ramsdell, July, 1823, 
lives at the corner of Main and Plain sts., is a farmer, and has, 1. 
Geo. B., Jan. 21, 1824, m. Adaline W. Bates, May, 1846, who 
d. in 1852, leaving Francis, Dec. 31, 1847, and Seth W., Mar. 
10, 1850. 2. Wm. G., Oct. 23, 1825, m. Charlotte Torrey, 
and has 1 ch. 3. Ethan T., Ap. 1829. 4. Elijah, Sep. 15, 1831. 
5. Joseph, Aug. 1, 1833. 6. Rosilla C, 1836, d. 1839. 7. 
Rosilla J., Aug. 6, 1841. 8. Chas., Aug. 17, 1845. 

PETERSON, Phineas P., b. Dec. 7, 1824, s. Benj., of Paris, 
Me., m. Avis H., da. Geo. W. Turner, July 4, 1848, is a shoe- 
maker, lives on Whiting st., and has Geo. It., Jan. 9, 1851. 



PHILLIPS — POCORNT — POOL — PRATT. 359 

PHILIPS, Absalom, s. Chrls'r., of H'n., m. Abigail Baker, 
and has cb. : 1. Gid. B., Jan., 1805. 2. Abig., Mar. 30, 1806, m] 
Chas. Lincoln, Bridg'r. 3. Almira, Dec. 29, 1808, m. Thomas 
Damon, and is living a "wid. in H. 4. Jas., Feb., 1810. 5. 

Betsej, Oct. 9, 1811, m. Chas. Smith, of H. 6. Ann T., 1813, 
d. young. 7. Chas., 1815. 8. Thos. H., 1817. 9. William, 
Dec, 1820. 10. Nath'l., Feb. 4, 1822. 11. Zavan, Sep. 19, 
1823. 12. Albert, Ap. 3, 1826. 

2. Edmund, s. Edmund, of H'n., an anchor-smith, m. Joan 
Richmond, in Oct., 1845, Uvea on Winter st., and has 1. Allen, 
June 10, 1846. 2. Geo. L., Jan. 28, 1848. 3. Nancy B., 1850, 
4. Mary M., Mar. 29, 1852. 

POCORNY, Joseph, b. Dec. 16, 1809, s. Joseph, of Bos'n., 
m. Lydia Clapp, of Scit., May 20, 1832, and was the Landlord of 
the Tavern, at the Four Corners, ch. : 1. Joseph E., d. 1834. 

2. Augustine P., Dec. 22, 1835, drowned, Aug. 29, 1850. 3. 
Cerena C, Jan. 3, 1828. 4. Eunice A., Aug. 8, 1841. 5. 
Joseph E., 1843, d. 1846. 6. Lydia A., Ap. 7, 1847. 

POOL, Jno., b. Feb., 1812, s. Jno., of Ab'n., m. Lydia J., 
da. Benj. Mann, Esq., in Mar., 1833, lives on North st., is a 
shoemaker, and has, 1. Jno. S., Sep. 15, 1833. 2. Lydia M., 
May 18, 1836. 3. Benj. B., Jan. 6, 1841. 4. Marg't. A., 
July 11, 1849. 5. Alonzo N., Dec, 1851. 

2. Joseph, s. Jno., of Ab'n., m. Debo., da. Ensign Crooker, 
lives on Whiting st,, is a stone-mason by trade, and has, 1. Jos. 
. W., Jan., 1839. 2. Debo. A., May, 1843. 

PRATT, Jona., s. Sam'L, of Plym'h. ?, was in that part of 
Scit., now H., with his fa., in 1676, lived near where Martin 
Church does, on Wash'n. st., and d. June 28, 1729. He m. 
Marg't. Locke, or Low, Jan. 8, 1691-2, and had Othniel, Jan. 
25, 1708, who m. Mary Prior, Dux'y., Ap. 2, 1737. She d. 
Mar. 12, 1758, and he June 23, 1758. His ch. were, 1. Jona., 
Oct. 15, 1740; 2. Othniel, Mar. 7, 1743, moved to Spencer; 

3. Benj., Mar. 4, 1745; 4. Mary, 1750; and sev. ch. that d. 
young. 



360 PROUTT. 

2. Jona., s. Othniel, m. 1, Lucy Church, Dec. 30, 1762, who 
d. Aug. 23, 1789 ; 2, Ljdia Chamberlin, Ap. 15, 1790, who d. 
Nov. 23 of that year ; and 3, Desire Palmer, Jan. 10, 1798 ; and 
d. Nov. 28, 1814. eh. : 1. Jabez, 1769, of Me., was m., and had 
ch. 2. Elisha, 1771, m. Rebecca Keen, and moved to Me. 3, 
Marj,1773, d. in Me. 4. Lucj, m. Josi. Chamberhn, Nov, 25, 1784. 
5. Jno., ofMe. 6. Sarah, 1776, m. Cyrus Leavitt, of Me., June 
1, 1794. 7. Joanna, 1779, m. Nath'l. Stetson, Mar. 7, 1811. 

8. Church, 1789, of Me. 9. Debo., 1789, m. Luther Merrill, 
Me. (By 2d,) 10. Benj. C, Nov. 23, 1790. 

3. Benj. C, s. Jona. 2, m. 1, Rebecca E. Sylvester, Dec. 5, 
1819, who d. Dec. 3, 1847, and 2, wid. Marg't. Lane ; hves on 
Elm st. ; is a farmer, and nurseryman ; and has, 1. Rebecca E., 
Jan 27, 1821, m. Silas B. Jones. 2. Lydia C, d. ae. 10 ds. 
3. Lucy B., Jan. 31, 1824. 4. Benj. F., Mar. 10, 1826, in 
Ab'n. 5. Geo., Aug. 27, 1828, works at the Curtis Forge. 6. 
Mary, Sep. 14, 1831. 7. Lydia C, Dec. 28, 1834. 8. Henry 
Mar. 11, 1839. 

4. Jno. W., s. Isaac, and gr. s. Isaac, "VVey'h,, b. Dec. 9, 1829, 
lives in H., on Centre st. and is a shoemaker, and school teacher. 
Not m. 

y ^^ PROUTY, David, 

^^^^I<^ ,^^^.^^:^— Esq.,s.David,ofScit., 
>^a^^t^e^ cyrr-tz-^t^y b. May 18, 1778, m. 

Lydia, da. Hezek. Stoddard, lived in H. for some years, on Curtis 
st., being engaged in the plough business, (see the chap, on Mfr's.) 
and d. Mar. 31, 1846, ae. 68. ch. : 1. Marg't., Feb. 4, 1796, 
m. Maj. Wm. Morse, now of Lawrence, Mass. 2. Veniah, Ap. 

9, 1811, kept the Half-way-House in Scit. for some yrs., (now 
occupied by his son, Jno.) and is at present in Framingham, Mass. 
3. Lorenzo, May 3, 1806, of the firm of Prouty k Mears, Bos'n., 
m. Lucy W., da. Jno. Mears, and has Lorenzo^ Lucy (7., and 
Mien. 4. Lydia, July 19, 1807, m. Horatio Baker, Ab'n. 5. 
David 0., June 7, 1818, m. Sarah A. Gray, lives in Philad., and 
has 3 ch. 



2. 



PUFFER — RAMSDELL. 361 

PUFFER, Jno., s. Jno., of Ab'n., b. 1798, m. 1, Ablg. S. 
Crooker, 1822, who cl. Dec. 23, 1850 ; and 2, wid. Lovisa Har- 
low, Aug. 15, 1851 ; lives on Winter st, ; and is a shoemaker, 
eh. : 1. Abig., June 2, 1824, m. Martin W. Damon. 2. Tamar 
J., Oct. 31, 1827, m. Chas. Sampson, of H. 3. Marj M., 1830, 
m. Melzar Keen, Ab'n., Oct. 11, 1848. 

RAMSDELL, or RAMSDEN, Joseph, was in Pljm'h., in 1643, 
and Saml., one of his dcsct's., sett, in that part of Scit., now IL, 
m. Martha Bowker, and had ch. Thos., prob. also a desc't. of 
Joseph, was of H., 1712, and had, by w. Sarah, 1. Gideon, Sep. 
13, 1712. 2. Sarah, July 12, 1715. 3. Mercy, Nov. 5, 1717, 
m. Peleg Stetson, Mar. 9, 1738. 4. Lydia,' Sep. 5, 1719. 5. 
Elizab. ? m. Eben'r. Curtis, 1747. 6. Grace, 1725, m. Adam 
Prouty, 1744. 7. Thos.? , 

m. 1, Mary Homer, 
Ap. 23, 1730, who d. June 1, 1754 ; and 2, Mercy Prior, 
Nov. 25, 1755, whod. July 20, 1766, and he, Aug. 22, 1787, ae. 
86. ch. : 1. Mary, Jan. 6, 1731, m. Wm. Whiting, 1748. 2. 
Avis, July 14, 1732, d. Dec. 28, 1740. 3. Priscilla, bap. Sep. 
8, 1734, m. Isaac Prouty, Dec. 25, 1755. 4. Nehemiah, Nov. 
13, 1734, m. Rebecca Chamberlin ? Dec. 29, 1757, and moved to 
C't. 5. Thos., Oct. 3, 1736, d. March 13, 1757. 6. Joseph, 
Ap. 25, 1739, d. Ap. 6, 1740. 7. Avis, bap. Mar. 29, 1741, m. 
Josh. Dwelley, Dec. 24, 1761. 8. Joseph, July 3, mS. 9. 
Japhet, Aug. 22, 1745, d. June 19, 1750. 10. Sarah,'Ap. 19, 
1749, m. Oliver Pool, Jan. 13, 1774. (By 2d,) 11. Mercy, 
Ap. 28, 1757, m. 1, Rich'd. Estes, Nov. 4,1778, and 2, an Ellis, 
of Sandwich. 12. Lydia, bap. Aug. 26, 1759, m. Saml. Whit- 
comb, Nov. 6, 1791. 

3. Joseph, s. Jqseph 2, m. 1, Elizab. Barker, Feb. 1, 1770, 

who d. June 19, 1786 ; and 2, Elizab. Ellis, May 17, 1787, who 

d. Oct. 20, 1811, ae. 59, and he, Aug. 5, 1817. ch. : 1. Mary, 

July 29, 1771, m. Nathl. Ellis, July 20, 1789. 2. Priscilla, Mar. 

23 



362 RANDALL. 

18, 1773, d. July 24, 1774. 3. Joseph, Sep. 10, 1775. 4. 
Priscilla, July 177G, d. Oct. 17, 1777. 5. Barker, baj). June 
13, 1779. 6. Homer. 

4. Joseph, s. Joseph 3, m. Ruth Stockbrldge, Feb. 3, 1800,- and 
lives in Warren, Mass. ch. : 1. Josejih, Oct. 21, 1800, m. Elizab.j 
da. Robt. Eells, Dec. 3, 1827, and has Elizah. K, Ap. 25, 1830, 
m. Aaron King, of Palmer, Sepl, 1852 ; Adelaide, Oct. 8,1833 ; 
3Iarg't. B., Oct. 6, 1841. 2. Mary, Oct. 16, 1803, d. Ap. 12, 
1827. 3. Homer, Aug. 12, 1810, m. Francis E. L., da. Thos. 
Powell, Newburgh, N. Y'k., June 16, 1835, and has Mart/ L. P., 
Mar. 23, 1836, d. July 29, 1841 ; Frances J., May 31, 1838 ; 
Thos. P., May 14, 1840 ; Jas. A. P., Mar. 9, 1842 ; ITejirt/ P., 
1844 ; and Homer S., 1852. 

5. Barker, s. Joseph 3, m. Lucy Ellis, Aug. 31, 1800, and 
had, 1, Ruth S., Dec. 14, 1801, m. Sylvanus Estes, Oct. 25, 1818. 
2. Mary B., m. Reuben Estes, Mar. 18, 1819. 3. Lucy E., Oct. 
17, 1804, m. Wm. Estes, Mar. 14, 1825. 4. Homer, Ap. 12, 1807. 
5. Tryphosa, Oct. 17, 1809. 6. Joslah B., May 15, 1812. 7. 
Joseph, Dec. 18, 1815. 

6. Homer, s. Joseph 3, m. Betsy Stockbrldge, Oct. 27, 1816, 
sett, in Warren, and d. Dec. 19, 1850, having had, 1. Wm. B., 
June, 1825. 2. Mary E., Sep. 25, 1829, m. Joseph K. Make- 
peace, Mar. 12, 1851, and has Mari/ JS., Feb., 1852. 

7. Silas Ramsdell, of a different family from the above, is in 
H., with his son Jacob L., who is m., and has 1 da., Susanetta, b. 
Oct. 24, 1851. The fa., Silas, m. 1, Ann Lawrence, by whom he 
had Jacob L. ; 2, Elenor Stetson ; and 3, Lois Hammond. By 
the last 2, he has no ch. 

RANDALL, William, was of Scit., 1640, and of his descend- 
ants, Gideon, and Elijah, resided in H. for a time. The latter, 
Elijah, Avas fa. of Allen, of IL, who m. Betsey Jones, of Scit., and 
lives on Wash'n, st. His ch. are, 1. Elizabeth, m. Geo. Richard- 
son, of Medford. 2. Allen, 1821, m. Eliza Kqjly, Oct. 6, 1846, 
hves in S. Scit., and has ch. He is a shoemaker by trade, and a 
young man of respectable standing. 3. Lydia, m. John B. Wil- 
der, of H. 



REED. 



363 



REED, Capt. William, of Dux'y., m. Polly Glass, and lived 
for a time in H., on Centre st., where he d. May 9, 1851, ae. 65. 
His da. Wealthy, :i:. Lewis Hunt, of D.; and Hannah, m. Jared 
Alden, of S. Ab'n. His son, Saml. H., yet resides in Hanover > 
m. Lucy J. Estes, June 1835, and lives on Circuit st. ch. : 1. 
Wm. E., Sep. 24, 1836. 2. Bethia C, June 13, 1838., 3. Mary 
G., Dec. 26, 1839. 4. Lucy P., Feb. 10, 1842. 5. Celia J., 
June 28, 1844. 6. Eliza B., Mar. 8, 1846. 7. Augustine, 
Mar. 14, 1848. 8. A son, b. Mar. 3, 1850, d. young. 9. Jane 
L., June 31, 1851. 




2. Col. Jesse, of Mf'd., b. 1778, is the one whose history we 
have given at large on p. 142. We present, above, a likeness of 
that gentleman, taken expressly for this work, as an accompani- 
ment to our sketch. 



364 RICE — RICHARDS — RIPLEY — ROBBINS. 

RICE, Alvin, b. July 1, 1824, s. John, of Me., (and prob. a 
dcsct. of Edmond Rice, who was of Sudburj, 1640,) m. Charlotte 
Arnold, of Ab'n., d., lives on Whiting st., in the house built by 
Jared Whiting, and is a shoemaker, ch. : 1. Ann E., May 9? 
1847. 2. Jno. W., Jan. 1852. Lost one ch., an infant. 

RICHARDS, Dr. Jacob, s. Jacob, of Wey'h., grad. B. U., 
1824 ; stud. med. with Dr. Jno. C. Warren, of Bos'n. ; and sett, 
in H. from 1834 to 1836. He now resides in Braintree, Mass, 
He m. Elizabeth, da. Rev. Calvin Wolcott, formerly Rector of St. 
Andrew's Church, and she d. May 2, 1846. ch. : 1. Augustus 
Jacob, b. in H., Sep. 20, 1835. 2. George Calvin, b. in Br'e., 
Jan. 18, 1838. 3. Sarah Ann, Feb. 5, 1840. 4. Susanna 
Lincoln, Sep. 29, 1842. 5. Mary Gardner, Ap. 1, 1845. 

RIPLEY, John, of Ab'n., lived on Whiting st., and d. Mar. 
26, 1829, ae. 49, having had ch. : 1. John, d. unm. 2. Josiah, 
m. a Keen, and d. in Pemb. 3. David, d. unm. 4. Benjamin, 
d. unm. 5. Martin, m. a Lincoln, and lives in Cohasset. 6. 
Washington, Jan., 1826, lives on Main st., shoemaker. 7. Wil- 
liam, d. young. 8. Seth, in Ab'n. 

ROBBINS, Nicholas, was of Dux'y., 1638 ; and Thos. Avas of 
Dux'y., 1643. Richard was of Bos'n., 1643, and aft. of Camb., 
and had, Saml., b. 1643. William, who was of H'm., 1665, m. 
Susanna, da. Geo. Lane, and had Thos., 1665, is supposed to have 
been son of Richard, of Camb. ; and Nathl., and Saral., who were 
of Camb., 1680, were doubtless of the same family ; and tradition 
says, that the Robbins' of H., sprung from this stock. 

2. Nathaniel, a desc't. of Richard ? m. Hannah, da. Saml. 
Witherell, May 15, 1740, and lived, not as Deane says, in Mf'd., 
but in Hanover, first in the " Beech woods country," and then at 
the corner 'of Grove st., where the cellar hole to his house is yet 
visible. He was killed in Mf'd., by the falling in of the stones of 
a well, on which he was at work ; as the i-ecord says, Dec. 17, 
1774, but as family tradition says, June 17, 1775, — the fall of the 
stones being occasioned by the jarring of the earth, induced by the 



BOBBINS. 365 

firing of the cannon at the battle of Bunker Hill. His -wid. d. 
Jan. 7, 1807, ae. 86. ch. : 1. Nathaniel, Mar., 1741. 2. Tim- 
othy, Sep. 25, 1742. (Sep. 14, T. Rec.) 3. Hannah, 1744, d. 
Feb. 28, 1751. 4. Betsey, 1748. 5. Thomas, 1750. 6. Jo- 
seph, 1755, d. 1760. 7. Luther, 1757, m. Ann Barker, Sep. 16, 
1779, and moved to Greene, Me., where his descendants reside. 
He was a soldier in the army, from Hanover, during the Revo- 
lution, and his name will be found in the lists we have given. 8. 
Joseph, m. a da. of Jas. Gushing, of Scituate, moved to Hebron 
Me., where his descendants still reside. He was in the Rev'n. from 
H.,in 1777, and went to R. I. 

// / /p/^ s. ISTathanieT 2, m. 

3. C^/^O^/i^ piO Do^^^Mary Tilden, Oct. 
(^ ^ 25, 1770, and lived 

on Centre St., near where his son Tim'y. resides. He was Dea. 
of the First Church ; Town Clerk, from 1778-'87 ; a member of 
the Committee of Safety, in 1777 ; and altogether was a man of 
great usefulness in pubUc affairs. He d. May 18, 1807, and his 
wid., Feb. 9, 1825, ae. 74. ch. : 1. Hannah, Oct. 14, 1771, m. 
Saml. Jenkins, of Scit., Nov. 30, 1797. 2. Mary, July 12, 1773, 
m. Elijah Sylvester, Dec. 19, 1793. 3. Bethia, Oct. 24, 1774, 
d. Oct. 16, 1801. 4. Elizab., Mar. 28, 1776, m. Joseph Elmes, 
of Scit., May 6, 1804, and d. Jan. 5, 1815. 5. Sibyl, Oct. 1, 
1779, m. Amos Bates, Nov. 25, 1802, and d. May 26, 1816. 6. 
Timothy, Aug. 28, 1781. 7. Sarah, Dec. 17, 1783. 8. John, 
Dec. 9, 1785, d. Sep. 8, 1838. 

4. Thomas, s. Nathl. 2, m. Sylvina Caswell, was a shipmaster) 
and was drowned in the harbor of Cohasset, Ap. 14, 1790, ae. 38, 
in the midst of his usefuliisss, and in the vigor of his life. He had 
3 sons bap. in H., Sep. 19, 1790, viz. : 1. Walter ; 2. Anson, 
Esq. ; and 3. Thomas. 

5. Timothy, s. Tim'y. 3, m. Hannah Wright, of Scit., in 1813, 
lives on Centre st., and is a worthy and respectable farmer, ch. : 
1. Elenor, Sep. 25, 1813, d. Jan. 29, 1843. 2. Timothy, Jan. 
1815, d. Aug. 14, 1850 ; much respected and greatly lamented. 

3. Sibyl T.,Feb. 22, 1817. 4. Hannah F., July 29, 1824, m. 

Eli C. Josselyn, Ap. 27, 1845, and d. July 15, 1846. Of these 



366 ROGERS. 

4 cb.,but one is left, a daughter, to solace her parents in their de- 
clining years. 

6. Anson, Esq., of Scit., s. Thos. 4, m. Rachel, da. Thos. Syl- 
vester, Aug. 28, 1803, and resides in So. Scit., near Mr. Stet- 
son's Meeting House. He has long held the office of J. P. ; and 
is a man of active business habits ; of great diligence and perse- 
verance ; and one whose services have been much sought, not only 
in his own town, but in those adjacent, ch. : 1. George A., July 
20, 1807, m. Almira Sylvester, lived in So. Scit., was a wheel- 
wright by trade, had Elizabeth 2'., and George W., and d. in S. 
in Jan., 1853. 2. Walter, June 31, 1809, m. Mary 0. Torrey, 
and lives in Charlestown, Mass. 3. Matilda, Feb. 16, 1811, d. 
Mar. 10, 1839. 4. CLarissa, June 16, 1813. 5. Horace, Ap. 
20, 1816. 6. Charles, June 13, 1817, d. July 10, 1830. 7. 
Rachel S., Ap. 13, 1820, m. Dr. James Underwood, an intelligent 
and successful Physician, of E. Ab'n. 

Note. The son, George, was a man of remarkable mechanical talent ; 
ambitious, and enterprising ; one whose career, at the date of his decease, 
seemed to be full of promise ; and who was arrested, in the midst of his use- 
fulness, by an affection of the brain, induced by over exertion, which caused 
his death. He was much respected in the community, and his loss is a se- 
vere blow to his lamily and friends. 

ROGERS, John, of Wey'h., 1639, came to Scit. with Rev. Mr. 
Witherell, in 1644, but d. in Wey'h., in 1661, leaving a son John, 
and others. John, jr., w^as of Scit., and by w. Rhoda, da. Elder 
Thos. King, had also a son John, and others. John 3d., was fa. 
of Caleb, b. Ap. 14, 1718, who was of H. ; and Caleb, by w. 
Mary Harlow, was fa. of Caleb, b. Dec. 16, 1747, and others. 
Caleb, jr., m. wid. Hannah Bates, and was fa. of Reuben, now of 
H., and of several daughters, of whom Ruth T., m. Cap't. Levi 
Curtis, of H. 

2. Reuben, s. Caleb, m. Abigail Stoddard, of Scit., and lives 
on Water st., in the ho. built by himself, on the site of a former 
house, wh^ch was burnt, ch. : 1. Reuben H., m., and hves in 
Mich'n. 2. Zenas, m. Ruth Sumner, who is d. He lives in 
Braintree. 3. Edwin, not m. 4. Abigail J., m. Melvin Stod- 
dard. 5. Bela T., d. ae. 4. 6. Harriet N., d. ae. 22. 7. An- 
drew, m. Mary A. Whiting, and lives in E. Ab'n. 8. Sophrouia 
R., m. Henry Hobart, of H. 



ROSE. 367 

ROSE, Thomas, according to Deane, was in tlio " Two mile," 
in 1660, and had a son John, who was slain in the battle at Reho- 
both, in 1676. By a 2d w., Alice, he had Jeremiah, who m. 
EUzab., da. Capt. Anthony Collamore, in 1698, and d. in 1699, 
leaving one son, Thomas, bap. June 27, 1708, who was of PI. The 
wid. m. Timothy Symnes. 

2. Thomas, s. Jeremiah, m. Faith Sylvester, Aug. 19, 1731, 
lived in H., was Dea. of the First Church, for a long time, and 
Selectman for 13 yrs., from 1750-'63. ch. : 1. Ruth, Sep. 13, 
1732, m. Thos. Curtis, Feb. l6, 1756. 2. Desire, June 3, 1734, 
TO. Amos Sylvester, Jan. 19, 1757. 3. Hannah, June 1736. 4. 
Thomas, July 25, 1738, 5. Ehzab,, Sep., 1740, m. Timo. 
Church, Sep. 5, 1705. 6. Timothy, Nov. 17, 1743. 

3. Thos., s. Thos. 2, m. Rhoda Rogers, Nov. 12, 1761, and, 
it is said, moved to Me., with his family, ch. : 1. Deborah, 
1762. 2. Thos., 1764, d. 1765. 3. Rhoda R., 1767. 4. Thos. 
1768, d. 1772. 5. Jeremiah, 1772. 

, a^^^^^'^^ /2 ^^ (Capt Timothy,)s. Thos. 
4, ^U / y ^<Z^ 2, m. Lydia Soper, Jan. 

/y 23, 1766, who d. Jan. 

4, 1812, and he, Oct. 22, 1819. Lived where his grandson Seth 
now resides, on Hanover st. He was Selectman in 1789 ; an 
officer in the Rev'n. ; a man of energy ; active in his habits, and 
respected by his townsmen, ch. : 1. Timothy, Dec. 24, 1766. 
2. Lydia, Mar. 19, 1769, m. Turner Stetson, Feb. 1, 1795, who 
was for over 20 yrs. Selectman of H. 3. Seth, Aug. 19, 1771. 
4. Charles, 1774, d. 1778. 5. Lucy, Sep. 18, 1775. 6. Ruth, 
1777, d. 1778. 

5. Timothy, s. Capt. Timothy 4, m. Mercy Josselyn, June 9, 
1795, who d. May 8, 1850. He built, and lived for about 15 
yrs., in the house now occupied by Silas Hollis, on Broadway ; 
and from thence moved to where Oren Josselyn lives, on King 
St., being interested in the iron works there. He finally settled 
where Josiah Bonney lives, on Wash'n. st., and there d. He was 
a millwright by trade, ch. : 1. Mercy W., Feb. 26, 1797, m. 



SG8 RUSSELL — SALMOND. 

Joslah Bonney, Ap. 2, 1820, and lives in H. 2. Ruth, m. Capt. 
William Josseljn, Oct. 8, 1820. 3. Maria, m. Horace Studley, 
Jan. 15, 1834. 

6. Seth, s. Capt. Tim'j. 4, m. Lucj Dwellev, Dec. 4, 1798, 
who d. Ap. 25, 1845, and he, June 30, 1831. Lived on his fa- 
ther's place, and was a farmer, ch. : 1. Seth, Nov. 14, 1799, 
lives unm., on Hanover st., and is engaged in the Tanning busi- 
ness, with his brothers. 2. Lucy D., Oct. 31, 1801, d. Jan. 15, 
1805. 3. Charles, Oct. 28, 1803, living, unm., at the old home- 
stead. 4. Martin, July 5, 1806. Moved to N. Y'k. State, and 
lives in Batavia ; is m., and has ch. 5. Eliza D., Aug. 12, 1811, 
living with her brothers. 6. Mary XL, July 25, 1814, d. June 
G, 1815. 7. Edwin, June 8, 1816, m. Ann White, of Pemb., da. 
Capt. Caleb W., and hves on Hanover st. 

7. Laban, s. Laban, of Scit., and a descendant of Thos. 1, m. 
Emily Young, Aug. 20, 1823, lives on Broadway, and is a shoema- 
ker, ch. : 1. Joshua S., Mar. 17, 1824, m. Ann, da. Saml. Perry, and 
\i^?, Ellen 31., Oct. 12, 1846. Lives on Broadway. 2. Laban, 
Aug. 1826, m. Arabella, da. Jabez Josselyn, Jan, 1847, had Jane 
M., May, 1847, and Renr// F., Oct., 1848, and d. Ap. 23, 1851. 
Lived on Broadway, in the house built by himself. 3. Henry, 
Oct., 1828. 4. Cordelia, Dec. 26, 1833. 5. Eliza, Dec. 14, 1838. 

RUSSELL, William P., b. Oct. 15, 1814, m. Elmira Bates, 
Ap. 2, 1837, lives on King st., and is a shoemaker, ch.: 1. Lucius 
W., Mar. 3, 1838. 2. Lyman, Sep. 10, 1840. 3. Marcus P., 
July 18,1842. 4. Elizab. S., Ap. 15, 1844. 5. Lydia C, Oct. 
11, 1846. 6. George C, July 17, 1848. 7. Charles F., Jar.' 
9, 1851. 

SALMOND, Robert, and his bro. Peter, were born in a small 
town in Scotland, lying between Edinburgh and Glasgow, within 
8 miles, it is said, of the tree in which William Wallace hid, as is 
related in the Scottish Chiefs. Robert was born in 1749, and 
Peter in 1745. Previous to the opening of the Am. Rev'n., they 
came to this country, on a visit, and staid in Bridg'r., Mass., one 
year, from 1774 to 1775. Starting from thence to return to 



SALMOND, 869 

their native land, by the way of Halifax, N. S., they were there 
impressed into the British army, under Burgoyne ; and when that 
officer was defeated, they left the ranks, and returned to Mr. 
Russell, their fellow countryman, at Bridg'r., with whom they 
had been tarrying. Soon they entered the employ of the Hon. 
Hugh Orr, also a native of Scotland, — who was a manufacturer 
of cannon, and other arms, — and with him they remained for four 
years, receiving, as their compensation, but $8 per month, and 
their board, — a sum which would now be considered small by 
most of our mechanics. From thence, both came to Hanover, 
and engaged in trade, in the humble capacity o^pedlers. Peter, 
after remaining two years, moved to Pemb., and settled near the 
Rev. Morrill Allen's. He m. Eunice, da. Capt. Jonathan Bass, 
of E. Bridg'r., and widow of Seth Whitman, in 1785, and d. in 
Pemb., in Oct. 1828, ae. 83, leaving ch., of whom his son Peter, 
is still living in Pemb., on his father's place. Robert, the other 
brother, remained in H., and was, for about thirty years, engaged 
in the iron business at Sylvester's Forge, — 28 years of the time 
with Nath'l. Gushing, — in manufacturing AncJiors, and carrying 
on this business on an extensive scale. He lived first in the Bald- 
win House, so called, on Hanover St.. and afterwards on Broad- 
way, in what is now known as the " S-ilmond House." Both the 
brothers, were men of high moral worth, and one who knew them 
well, has said, that "if all were like them, we should need no 
penal laws." Both left behind a good name for their children, — 
a legacy far more valuable than gold or silver ! The desc'ts of 
Robert, we give below. 

v_^^ of Scotland, b. 1749, 

^ Samuel Baldwin, of 

H., November 1, 1787, and d. in H., May 5, 1829, ae. 80, and 
his wid. September 5, 1847, ae. 79. ch. : 1. Robert, August 
2, 1788, was in the service of the U. S., in the War Dep't., and 
d. unm. in Louisville, Ky., Ap. 9, 1822. 2. Samuel, twin to 
Robert, b. Aug. 2, 1788. 3. John, Aug. 1, 1700, was engaged, 
for several years, in the mfr. of Tacks, at his works, on the 3d 
Herring brook, and d. unm. Ap. 3, 1845. 4. William, Sep. 24, 



370 SAMPFON. 

1791, was in the Tack business -with Ms bro. Jno., and also d. 
unm., Mar. 11, 1842. 5. Maiy, Oct. 1, 1794, d. July 13, 
1818. 6. Agnes, Oct. 4, 1776, m. Capt. Zephaniah Talbot, of 
Scit., July 20, 1826, and is living a wid., in Scit., her husband 
having been so unfortunately injured, by the bursting of a can of 
camphene, as to cause his death in a few days. 7. Peter R., 
bap. Aug. 1, 1802, d. at Baltimore, Md., May 18, 1828. 

3. Samuel, s. Robert 2, m. Eliza, da. Hon. Albert Smith, 
of H., July 26, 1826, and lives on Wash'on. st., near the Four 
Corners. His life, like that of his father and uncle, has been 
eventful and instructive. At the age of 18, with his bro. Robert, 
he sett, in Bangor, Me., where, for 10 years, he was engaged in 
trade. In 1818, he left B., and journeyed to the South, tarrying 
there 4 years, until the death of his bro. Robert ; and thence he 
went to Cuba, on which beautiful island he passed 7 winters. 
During a portion of this time, he was in the employ of the U. S. 
Gov't. In 1838, he sett, permanently in Hanover, and engaged 
in the Tack business, at the works previously occupied by his 
brothers, and at the spot where anciently stood the Stockbridge 
mill. Mr. S. is a man of modest and retiring manners, of un- 
blemished integrity, never weary in well doing, and is respected 
most by those who know him best, and can best appreciate the 
excellencies of his character, ch: 1. Robert, Ap. 1827, d. Oct. 
18, 1845. 2. Mary, Dec. 1832. 3. Eliza S., May 13, 1844. 
4. Samuel, d. Aug. 14, 1850, ae. 11 wks. 

SAMPSON, Otis, s. Stephen, of Pemb., b. Sep. 1805, m. Sa- 
rah, da. Anthony Sylvester, lives on Broadway, and is a carpen- 
ter, ch.: 1. Frances, Feb. 9, 1836. 2. Otis, Ap. 11, 1837. 
3. Almira J., May 21, 1839. 4. Priscilla, May 1841. 6. 
Mary E., Aug. 27, 1843. 6. Lewis, July 22, 1846. 

2. Charles, s. Chas., of Dux'y., m. Tamar J., da. Jno. Puifer, 
Dec. 9, 1847, hves on Centre st., is a shoemaker by trade, and 
has no ch. 

Note. This name, on old records, is generally spelled Samt^on ; and 
Henry, the ancestor of most of the Sampsons of Plymouth Co., arrived at 
Dux'y., in 1C20, according to Winsor. 



SIMMONS. 371 

SIMMONS, Moses, — formerly written "Mouses Symonson^^'' — 
came to Plymouth in the Fortuns, in 1621, and is usually reckon- 
ed as one of the Pilgrims, being among the early settlers of 
Plym'h. Winslow speaks of him as " a child of one that was in 
communion with the Dutch Church at Leyden," and as being 
*' admitted into Church fellowship at Plym'h., in N. Eng'd., and 
his children also to baptism as well as our own." In the division 
of lands made in 1623, he, wit h PJj ilip Deja Noye, (now Delano,) 
received each one acre, "beyond the first brooke, to the wood 
westward ;" and in 1628, Mar. 26, he, and Edward Bompass, 
sold each one acre of ground to Robert Hicks, " lying on the 
North side of the town," — being probably the acre granted to 
him in 1623. In the division of cattle, made May 22, 1627, the 
first lot, consisting of the " four black heifers that came in the 
Jacob, and two she goats," fell to Francis Cooke, and his com- 
pany, among whom was "Moses Simonson." He was in Dux'y., 
before 1637, and in that year, was one of a Jury of 12, '•' to set 
forth heigh wages about Plymouth, Ducksburrow, and the Eele 
River." In 1638-9, he received a grant of 40 acres of land in 
D. He is in the list of those able " to bear arms," in 1643 ; and 
in the list of freemen in D., in 1646. At about this period, he 
became one of the 54 original proprietors of Bridg'r., but soon 
after sold his share to Nicholas Byram. Under date of Mar. 7, 
1652, he is spoken of, on the CoL Roc, as having one of the 34 
shares, " of a tract extending 3 miles E. of the E. part of the 
river or bay called Acusshena, and soe alonge the sea side to the 
river called Coaksett, lying on the W. side of point prill (peril ?) 
&c., and extending 8 miles into the woods," — said tract being 
land purchased of the Indians. He was a surveyor in Dux'y., in 
1657; and in 1665, a footway was laid out through his laud, and 
that of Sam'l. Chandler. In 1662, he was one of the proprietors 
of Midd'o., his lot being the 18th, and being " bounded with a red 
Oak and a Walnut tree marked." The name of his wife, we have 
not learned, nor the dates of birth of his children. We should 
infer, from Winslow's account, that some of them, at least, were 
born before he camo to Am'a. Of his sons, we find recorded the 
names of Moses and Tliomas, The family is prob. of English 



372 SIMMONS. 

origin, and may be connected with the Symonds, or Simonds, of 
Devonshire, Dorset, Somerset, Gloucester, Norfolk, Hertford, 
&c. We find this family name sometimes spelled S'i/mo7is, and 
Simmons, and the family itself, is numerous and respectable, and 
of quite ancient date. 

2. Moses, s. Moses, sen'r., was of Dux'y., where he d. in 
1689, (Winsor.) By w. Sarah, he had, 1. John, m'. Mercy 
Pabodie, 1669, and had ch. 2. Aaron, was m., and had ch. 
8. Mary, m. Joseph Alden. 4. Elizab., the 2d. w. of llichard 
Dwelley. 5. Sarah, m. Jas. Nash, Dux'y. 

3. Thos., s. Moses, sen'r., was a householder in Scit. bef. 
1647, and his house was on the Green field, between that of 
Sam'l. Nash, and Jno. Turner, jr. The name of his wife is not 
given, nor the dates of birth of his ch. We only learn that he 
had sons Moses and Aaron. /■»''' '-'/-<; 

A TV) O f /-/-^ ^ ^' Tli'^mas 3, m. Patience, 

"t- f/fom ^-kZ^yh^c^^ da. Wm. Barstow, ab. 1664. 
^ ^ ch. : 1. Moses, bap, June 

10, 1666, d. in the Canada Expedition, 1690. 2. Jno. bap. Mar. 
15, 1667-8. 3. Sarah, bap. July 31, 1670. 4. Aaron, bap. 
Aug. 4, 1672. 5. Job, bap. Oct. 4, 1674, owned land S. of 
" Old Pond," which he sold in part to Jona. Pratt, in 1696. 
6. Patience, bap. Mar. 18, 1676, her mo. being then a wid. 

5. Aaron, s. Thos. 3, m. Mary Woodworth, 1667, and, it is 
said, lived at the " Green field." (Deane.) ch. : 1. Rebecca, 
Dec. 12, 1679. 2. Moses, Feb. 24, 1681, m. Rachel Cudworth, 
1711, and had Moses, 1718 ; Aaron, 1720 ; Rachel, 1723 ; and 
Leah, 1725. 3. Mary, Mar. 11, 1683. 4. Elizab., Aug. 27, 
1686. 5. Ebenezer, Ang. 10, 1689. 6. Lydia, Mar. 27, 1693.' 

^^/^ ^ — -"^ s. Aaron 5, m. 

/^ 1714, and, it 

is said, lived 
where the widow of Charles Simmons now resides, in South 
Scituate. ch. : 1. Abigail, 1715. 2. Joshua, 1717. 3. Ly- 
dia, 1719. 4. Elizab., 1724. 5. Sam'l., 1725, moved to Ct. 



SIMMONS. S73 

6. Reuben, 1726, sett, at Nutter Hill, in H'm. 7. Peleg, 1728. 
8. Ebenezer ?, lived on his father's place. 

V / /? s. Ebenezer 6, m. Elizabeth 

7. ^'^^'^'^J^-yy>^^^m\^x.^^m, November, 11, 

^ 1742, and lived in H.j 

first in a house in the pasture back of where Dan'l. Chapman now 
resides, and then in a house which recently stood where stands 
that of Mr. C. His w. d. July 18, 1797, ae. 76, and he, Mar. 

4, 1807, ae. 88. He was a memb. of the Com'e. of Safety in 
the Rev'n., and Selectman, in 1775, &c. ch. : 1. Joshua, Mar. 

5, 1743, d. Mar. 6, 1819. 2. Elizab., Ap. 14, 1746, d. Sep. 11, 
1824. 3. Lydia, Aug. 23, 1749. 4. Eben'r., Dec. 27, 1751, 
d. June 11, 1754. 5. Eben'r., Ap. 11, d. Oct. 7, 1754. 6. 
Mary, Sep. 26, 1755, m. Jno. H. Thacher, of Barnstab. , Sep. 29, 
1795, and d. Ap. 28, 1814, no ch. 7. Sam'l., Nov. 1, 1757, d- 
Sep. 17, 1762. 8. EHsha, June 16, 1759. 9. Lydia, July 14, 
1763, m. Benj. Bailey, June 13, 1793, and d. Jan. 16, 1805. 
10. Wm. , Feb. 25, d. May 4, 1766. 

^^ x^ /) /^ s. Joshua 7, 

'^' (j' ^^(^/icc ^y^^^-y»-^-^?-'>^<^^-^'Zi^ CI- Martha 

Hersey, of 
H'm., and d. in H., Mar. 14,1825, ae. 80. Lived in part of 
his father's house. ch. : 1. Hon. William., July, 9, 1782, 
grad. H. C. , 1804, m. Lucia Hammett, of Plym'h., lived in 
Bos'n. ; was Judge of the Police Court ; and was fa. of TFwi., ed. ; 
Uev. G-eo. F. ; CJias. F., lawyer, Bos'n. ; Renrt/, d. ; and 3Iar- 
tha. 2. Eben'r., Oct. 18, 1785. 3. Martha, Mar. 19, 1789, 
d. Feb. 1833. 4. Elisha, Dec. 1, 1790, d. Nov. 26, 1792. 5. 
Elisha, Nov. 19, 1793, was a merchant, and d. unm. in Bos'n. 

6, Benj. H., Dec. 20, 1796, m., and d. in N. Or's., leaving 25 
sons. 7. Geo. W.,Feb. 20, 1800, merchant, in N. Y'k. Not 
m. 8. Elizab., Oct. 5, 1802, living in Boston. 9. Joanna, Oct. 
5, 1802, m. Thos. Stevenson, of Bos'n., June 22, 1824. 10, 
Frankhn, of Bos'n., not m. 



374 SLASON — SMITH. 

(Eben'r., Esq.,) s. 
9 Ar/? >^ ^ ' Elisha 8, m. 1, So- 

^ phia liichmond, oi 

Prov., R. I.; and 2,Mary H.,wid. of Step. Curtis, of Scit., Aug. 23, 
1835, who d. Ap. 30, 1837, and he, in x\ov. 1840. Lived on 
Wash'n. st., where his son Perez now resides, was a merchant ; 
Selectman of the 'i'own for 6 y'rs. ; Rep. to' the Gen'l. Ct. in 
183/i ; and a man of enterprise and ability, ch. : 1. Perez, Esq., 
grad. B. U., 1833, and sett, as a lawyer, first in Prov., R. I., and 
then in H. in 1842. Has been Selectman of H. since 1849 ; 
was Rep. in 1852 ; one of the Comis's. of Insolvency, for 
Plym'h. Co.; is chosen as one of the Delegates, to the Convention 
to revise the Const'n. of Mass., Avhich is to meet inBos'n., in May, 
1853 ; — m. Adahne, da. of Jno. Jones, of So. Scit., and has Jno. 
F., June 26, 1851, and a da., b. Mar. 5, 1853. (By 2d w.) 2. 
Eben'r., Feb. 12,1837. 

10. Capt. Thos., s. Sam'l., of Scit., gr. s. Peleg, and gr. gr. s. 
of Eben'r. 6, m. Bethia Gray, Dec. 1, 1816, lives on "\yash'n. 
St., in the N. E. part of the town ; and was formerly a trader, 
and a man of successful enterprise, ch. : 1. Bethia, Nov. 14, 
1817. 2. Thos., July 18, d. Nov. 21, 1819. 3. Warren, July 
13, 1821. 4. Rebecca, Jan. 9, 1824. 

SLASON, Rev. Wm. N., sometime Pastor of the Bap. Soc. of 
H., is s. Sylvanus and Mary Slason, of Vt., and was b. Feb. 26, 
1809. He stud, for the ministry, under Rev. Dr. Barlow, and at 
the Newton Seminary, and has been sett, at Goffstown, N. H., 
Parsonsfield, Me., and elsewhere. He m. Hannah E. Jackson, of 
Camb., Mass., Jan. 7, 1833, and has, 1. Wm. T., Dec. 5, 1833 ; 
and 2. Francis W., June 11, 1836. Lives on Main st., in the 
house built by himself in 1852. 

SMITH, Rev. Thos., of Pemb., b. Feb. 6, 1706, s. Joseph, of 
Yarmouth, Mass., grad. II. C. 1725, m. Judith, da. Josiah Miller, 
Aug. 28, 1734, and was sett, first in Yarmouth, and then in Pemb., 
where he d. ch. : 1, Mary, May 18, 1735, m. Rev. Isa. Duns- 
ter, of Harwich. 2. Josiah, Feb. 26, 1738. 3. Joseph, Nov. 



SMITH. 375 

22, 1740, 4. Thos., July 25, 1742, drowned in the river Elbe, 
in Europe, Dec. 19, 1767. 5. Josh., July 27, 1744, d. at sea, 
during the Rev'n. 6. Nathl., b. and d. 1746. 7. Judith, Nov. 
4, 1747, m. Rev. Saml. Angier, E. Bridg'r. ; no ch. 8. Thank- 
ful, Feb. 26, 1749, d. unm., Ap. 2, '98. 9. Nathl., Feb. 16, 
1752, m. Elizab. Bass, of Bos'n., Ap. 27, 1806, and was fa. of 
JVatJd., Esq., T. C. of Penib., and a scientific and tasteful agri- 
culturist, as his beautiful residence in P. abundantly testifies ; m. 
Susan S., da. Luther Briggs, and has 3Ioses B., and Susan A. 
10. Edward, May 16, 1754, d. unm. 11. Catherine, Mar. 21, 
1756, m. Isaac Thomas, Pemb., and had 2 ch. 12. Christ'r., 
Dec. 22, 1757, d. of the small pox, July 10, 1781, at Hfx., N. S. 

2. Dea. Josiah, s. Rev. Thos., m. Mary Barker, of P., June 
15, 1760, and d. Ap. 4, 1803, ae. 65, and his wid. who was b. 
May 2, 1740, d. Nov. 15, 1813, ae. 73. ch. : 1. Miller, June 
22,"^ 1761, d. Sep. 30, 1779. 2. Albert, Mar. 22, 1763. 3. 
Bowen, Aug. 27, 1764, sett, in Nova Scotia. 4. Josiah, Mar. 2, 
1767. 5. Thos., May 31, 1769, d. May 30, 1774. 6. Elizab., 
May 9, 1771, m. Chas. Briggs, of P., and d. Nov. 16, 1798. 7. 
Ruth B., Ap. 12, 1773, m. Jno. Barker, of P. 8. Thos., Mar. 
22, 1775, d. unm. in Nova Scotia. 9. Mary, Mar. 9, 1777, m. 
Bachelor Wing, Nov. 28, 1805. 10. Elisha, June 21, 1779, m. 
Mary Bass, of Bos'n., and had, Mary, m. a Gushing; Joseph, ^^ 
in France ; Elizah., m. Jno. Pillsbury, of Lowell ; Marift., m. Josh. 
Lorlng, Cashier Blackstone Bank, Bos'n. ; Jane, m. Jno. IL 
Batchelder, Dentist, Salem ; Cordelia, m. Wm. R. Pearmain, 
Cashier Chelsea Bank; and Sarah A., who m. a Lazell. 11. 
Miller, Feb. 9, 1782, m. Jane, da. Dav. Stockbridge^ Esq., 
had Jane S., m. Gen. A. W. Oldhanij of Pemb. ; and the fa. d. 
Dec. 23, 1818, being washed overboard at sea, near the " Three 
Sand Hills," on the coast of N. Carolina. 

3. Capt. Joseph, s. Rev. Thos., m. 1, — Waisworth, and 2, 
Bathsheba Torrey, and had, 1, Capt. Sylvanus, of Dux'y. 2. 
Joshua, d. unm. (By 2d,) 3. Lucia, living in H'n. 4. Bath 
sheba, m. Eleazer Carver, Bridg'r. 5. Christ'r., m. a da. of Maj. 
Wilder, and d. at sea, leaving no ch. 6. Judith, d. unm. 7. 




376 SMITH. 

Joseph, Ap. 12, 1791, not m. 8- Capt. Joshua, Aug. 23, 1793, 
for several years one of the Board of County Commis's. for Plym'h. 
€o., was m., Hved in H'n., had eh., and d., and his desct's. are in 
H'n. 9. Dea. Thos., of H'n., May 31, 1795. 16. Thankful, Nov. 
80, 1797, m. Elb. Keith, E. Bridg'r. 11. Catherine, d. unm. 

(Hon. Albert,) s. Dea. Jo- 
siah 2, m. Anne L., da. 
Capt. Rob't. L. Eclls, 
Aug. 23, 1787, and d. May 28, 1823, and his wid.. May 7, 
1835. (See p. 163.) eh. : 1. Anne L., Oct. 4, 1788, m. Nathl. 
Crooker, Mar. 9, 1808, who d. Jan. 20, 1847, and she, Dec. 12, 
1846. 2. Joseph, Mar. 30, 1790, a Commodore, in the U. S. 
Navy, and Chief of the Bureau of Docks and Yards ; lives in 
Wash'n., D. C, m. Harriet Bryant, of Me., and has ch. 3. 
Albert Esq., Jan. 3, 1793, gi-ad. B. U., 1813, is an eminent law- 
yer, in Wash'n., D. C, m. Roxa, da. Rev. Calvin Chaddock, 
June 24, 1814, and has ch. 4. Mary, Oct. 21, 1795, m. Capt. 
David Whittier,of Belfast, Me., Sep. 27, 1815, and d. July 19, 
1848, ae. 53, and her husb. Oct. 8, 1849, ae. 61. 5. John, Dec. 
10, 1797, d. Sep. 5, 1813. 6. Thos. M., Aug. 15, 1799, d. Jan. 
7, 1803. 7. Elizab., Mar. 20, 1801, m. Saml. Salmond, of H., 
July 26, 1826. 8. Sarah B., Nov. 25, 1802, d. same month. 9. 
Sarah B., Jan. 7, 1808, m. Joseph Eells, jr.. Mar. 11, 1827. 

5. Josiah, s. Dea. Josiah 2, m. 1, Nabby, da. Capt. Robert L. 
Eells, Mar. 13, 1794, who d. Aug. 3, 1812 ; and 2, Jane, da. 
Jere. Smith, and d. in H., Ap. 24, 1842, ae. 75, and his Avid. in 
1850. ch. : 1. Nabby E., Aug. 26, 1795, ra. Theodore Whitney, 
of Niagara, N. Y. 2. Lucy W., Nov. 12, 1796, m. Dr. Wm. L. 
Loring, Dux'y. 3. Ruth C, Jan. 2,1798. 4. Elizab. B., May 20, 
1799, m. Ambrose Packard, Niagara, N. Y. 5. Mary L., Oct. 26, 
1801, m. Edward E. Nash, of Medford, Mass., and d. in iVrkansas. 
6. Josiah M., Feb. 12, 1803, m. Frances Waterman, Scit., and 
lives in H., at the Corners, in the new house erected by himself. 
Noch. 

6. Chas., s. Wm. E., m. Betsey Phillips, of H., and lives in 
H'n., on Walnut St., is a shoemaker by trade, ch. : 1. Betsey E., 



SOPER — SOULE — SPRAGUE. 377 

July 4, 1832. 2. Chas. W., May 30, 1834. 3. Jas. E., Feb. 9, 
1838. 

7. Wm. E., s. Wm. E., b. Feb. 27, 1801, m. Lucj, da. Jno. 
Hatch, Nov. 6, 1842, lives in H., on Main si, and is a shoemaker 
by trade. Has one son, John S., Aug. 24, 1843. 

SOPER, Cap't. Joseph, s. Thos. of Scit.,? 1690, wash. 1703, 
m. Lydia Stockbridge, Nov. 20, 1729, and d. in H., May 1, 1790, 
ae. 87. No ch. are recorded, but he was prob. fa. of Capt. Joseph, 
b. 1737, who m. Ruth Curtis, 1760, lived on the hill, W. of Josiah 
Bonney's, was an Offi. in the Rev'n., and Selectman for 14 yrs. 
He d. Mar., 1804, ae. 67, and his w.. Mar. 9, 1777. No ch. 

SOULE, Abisha., s. Josiah, of Dux'y., (and a desc't. of George, 
who came to N. Eng. in 1620,) was b. July 13, 1805, m. Frances, 
da. Elij. Hobart, Esq., Ab'n., in Ap. 1825, lives on Main st., in 
the house which stands where stood the Jno. Bailey homestead, 
and has, 1. Sibyl H., Aug. 31, 1826, m. Gilbert Brooks, of H. 
2. Caro. F., 1830, m. 1, Martin S. Torrey, May 3, 1846, and 2, 
Spencer Binney, Sep., 1849. 3. Maria E., Feb. 13, 1833, m. 
Henry C. Percival, Feb. 16, 1851, who d. in Cal'a., in 1852. 

SPRAGUE, Melzar, s. Melzar, of Mf'd., and a desc't. of Fran- 
cis, who arrived in N. Eng. in 1623, was b. in Mar. 1795, m. Mary 
D., da. Nathan Dwelley, Nov. 28, 1820, kept store for a time on 
Broadway, and now lives in Pemb. Had one son, Andrew J., 
July 14, 1823, d., ae. 18. 

Note. Mr. S. is chosen as the delegate from Pemb., to the Conv'n., for 
revising the Const'n., which is to meet in Bos'n., in May, 1853. 

24 



378 



STETSON. 




%iS' r^i^^ij^i^^^^^^^-^' Cornet Robert, the ancestor of the 
^ Stetsons of the U. S., and a noted and valua- 
ble man in his day, prob. came from Yorkshire, Eng'd,, from which 
county many of the first settlers of Scit. originated, and where, 
according to Rev. R. Breare, the name is still extant, being found 
in Richmond and other towns. Having already published a sketch 
of this family, entitled " Records of the Stetson Family," we do 
not deem it necessary to pursue its history at large here, and shall 
therefore confine this notice chiefly to those that settled in Han- 
over. We need only remark, that the Cornet had five sons, who 
left male issue, viz. : Josejjh, Benjamin, Thomas, Samuel and 
Robert. 

The descendants of the first of these — Joseph — settled princi- 
pally in Scituate. A few resided in H., and these we shall give. 
More of the descendants of Benjamin and Samuel, and a few'of 
those of Thomas, became residents of H. ; but none of those of 
Robert. From the latter, however, descended Nahum Stetson, 
Esq., of whom we have spoken on p. 229. 

2. Robert, s. Robert, and a desc't. of Cornet Robert through 
his eldest son- Joseph, was b. Sep. 3, 1710, m. Hannah Tower, of 
Pemb., in 1738, and lived on what is now Centre st., in a house 



STETSON. 879 

lately torn clown by Mr. Eben'r. Thayer. In 1746, he sold his 
first place to Wm. Stetson, and moved to where Albert Stetson re- 
sides. He had ch. ; but his desct's are mostly in Me. 

3. Capt. Joseph, s. Saml., and a desc't. of the Cornet through 
Joseph, was b. Mar. 25, 1724, m. Martha Gross, of Scit., in 1774, 
and lived, for a time, on Water st., where Chas. Dyer resides, and 
owned the mill and privilege where Perry's Tack works stand. He 
was a soldier in the French war, and was at Cape Breton, at the 
storming of the fort. He was a mariner for many years, and made 
voyages to Holland, and other countries of Europe. His da. Xoa, 
b. in May, 1779, is yet living in H. ; also his son, Joseph, b. Aug. 
27, 1787, who m. wid. Betsey Whitman, of Wey'h., May 12, 1839, 
lives on East st., and has Joseph F., 1840, and 3Iartha E., 1841. 

4- Joshua, s. Joshua, and a desc't. of the Cornet through Joseph, 
was b. Nov. 21, 1805, lives on Elm st., and is a shipwright by trade; 
m. Debo. Josselyn, of Pemb., and has, 1. Eliza A., May 8, 1834, 
d. Dec. 8, 1852. 2. Sarah J., July 25, 1836. 3. Debo. F., 
Mar. 28, 1839. 4. Lois A., July 27, 1842. 5. Joshua A., 
Dec. 2, 1845. 6. Andrew B., d. young. 

5. Benj.,s. Benj., and a desc't. of the Cornet through Capt. 
Benj., his 2d son, was b. July 1, 1696, m. LilUs Turner ? of H., 
in 1725, who d. June 1, 1755, ae. 84, and he, Aug. 31, 1758. 
He was Selectman from 1747-49. His da. Desire, m. Caleb 
Sylvester, in 1750, and Susanna, m. Abner Sylvester, in 1761. 
His son Job, m. Hannah Munroe, in 1762, and moved off. None 
of the desct's. now remain in H. 

6. Benj., s. Matt., and a desc't. of the Cornet through Capt. 
Benj., was b. Ap. 7, 1740, m. 1, Bradbury Fells, Ap. 30, 1768, 
who d. Feb. 19,'l782; 2, Betsey Young, Nov. 8, 1784, who d. 
June 9, 1813 ; and 3, Betsey Stockbridge. He is said to have 
been a blacksmith by trade, and to have lived near the centre of 
the town. ch. : 1. Edward. 2. Bradbury, m, Benj. Dwelley, 
1788. 3. Benj., m. Betsey Estes, Nov. 1, 1798, and d. Aug. 
20, 1826, and his wid. m. Josh. Gates, Aug. 10, 1828, and is d. 
4. Mary, m. Saml. Plyer, Nov. 21, 1819, and lived on Broadway. 
Four ch. d. young. 

7. Edward, s. Benj. 6, m. Hannah, da. Dea. Israel Perry, 
Jan. 1, 1799, was a blacksmith by trade, lived on Broadway, and 



380 STETSOX. 

d. in Maj, 1846. His wid. is still living, cli. : 1, Edward, Nov. 
3, 1800, of New Bedford. 2. Mary E., Ap. 17, 1803, d. Aug. 
15, 1839. 3. Bradbury E., Ap. 17, 1803, d. Oct. 1835. 4. 
Caroline, Nov. 25, 1805, m. Martin Church, in May, 1832. 5. 
Martin W., Nov. 16, 1807. 6. Eliza, m. Sumner Setson, July 
B, 1829. 7. Horace, Ap. 22, 1817, d. Aug. 14, 1842. 8. 
Melissa, b. and d. 1815. 




RESIDENCE OF MR. MARTIN STETSON. 

8. Martin W., s. Edward 7, m. Ruth B., da. Lebbeus Stock- 
bridge, in 1836, and lives on Broadwa}^, in the house formerly 
owned by Hon. Albert Smith, and previously by Dea. Joseph Jos- 
selyn, a view of which is annexed. Mr. S. is a substantial and 
enterprising farmer, and mechanic, and an esteemed and respected 
citizen, ch. : 1. Ruth W., Jan. 27, 1838. 2. Mary T., Aug. 
1840. 3. Betsey H., June, 1841. 4. Edward P., Ap. 14, 1844. 
5. Hannah P., May, 1848. 6. George A., Feb., 1850. 

9. John, s. Abijah, and a desc't. of the Cornet through Capt. 
Benj., was b. Ap. 17, 1731, and m. Thankful Curtis, Dec. 3, 1761, 
who d. Feb. 5, 1805, ae. 63, and he, Ap. 15, 1811, ae. 80. ch.: 
1. Zilpha, m. Saml. Stetson. 2. Abig., 1765, m. Shuble Munroe, 
1788, and d. 1812. 3. -Thankful, 1768, d. 1826. 4. Josh- 
ua, Aug. 23, 1777. 5. Lebbeus, Ap. 27, 1783, sett, in Bos'n , 
and has desct's. there. Two other ch. d. young. 



STETSON. 381 

10. Josh., s. Jno. 9, m. Priscilla Dwellej, in 1804, was Se- 
lectman 7 yrs., from 1813-20, and is yet living, on Union St., 
near Stetson's Brook. His wife is d. ch. : 1. Angeline, July 
11, 1805, m. George Gray. 2. Cassandra, July 11, 1805, m. 
Wm. Curtis, Dec. 3, 182G. 3. Avis D., Nov. 2, 1808, m. Jno. 
Lane, of Ab'n., Dec. 22, 1831. 4. Dea. Jno., Aug. 26, 1811, a 
shipwright, in Medford. 5. James, July 3,. 1817. Lives in 
Brighton. 

11. Josh., s. Elijah, and a desc't. of Cornet Robert through 
Thos., his 3d son, was b. May 12, 1713, m. Lillis, da. Benj. Stet- 
son, July 8, 1747, and lived inH. ch. : 1. Lillis, Ap., 1748, m. 
Saml. Stetson, of Pemb. 2. Lucinda, 1750. 3. Joshua, 1752, 
prob. d. 1754. 

12. Nathl., s. Elij., and bro. of Josh. 11, m. Mary Dillis, Ap. 
1, 1735, and she d. in H., Ap. 20, 1796, ae. 91. He had a son 
Nathl., who d. unm. ; and a da. who m. a Jenkins. 

13. Luke, s. Elij., and bro. of Josh. 11, m. Ruth Howland, of 
Dux'y., in 1762, who d. in 1764. He was a noted schoolmaster 
in H., and had but one ch., a da. Ruth, b. 1763, who m. Asa 
Soule, of Hf'x., Dec. 27,1784. 

14 Pr )f ^ ^4-fcr>n^ ^' '^^^'•> 4*^ son of Cornet Robert, 

3 y was b. in June, 1679, m. Rebecca 

Turner, May 12, 1719, and sett, in H., near the Cent. M. Ho., 
where his desct's. still reside. He is called " Drummer Stetson," 
on the Scit. Rec's., and was a somewhat noted man in his day, 
his house being a tavern stand, and a famous place of resort. He 
d. June 23, 1760, leaving 2 das., who d. unm., and a son Saml. 
b. ab. 1725. 

15. Saml., s. Saml. 14, m. Alice Rogers, Dec. 14, 1766, 
lived on his flither's place, and d. Feb. 5, 1791, and his wid. May 
29, 1820, ae. 76. He was Selectman in 1779, and '80. ch. : 
1. Turner, Sep. 8, 1767. 2. Reuben, 1769, d. 1778. 3. Saml., 
May, 1772. 4. Rebecca, Sep. 10, 1776, m. Timo. Church, Nov. 
27, 1796. 5. Lydia, m. Ezek'l. Turner, Feb. 28, 1799, and d 
July 15, 1819. 

16. Turner, s. Saml. 15, m. Lydia Ruse, Feb. 1, 1795, and 
was Selectman for 27 years, and Rep. in 1812, and '13. He 



382 STETSON. 

lived at the corner of Plain and Circuit sts., where his w. d. Jan. 
22, 1819, ae. 50, and he, Feb. 25, 1844. ch. : 1. Turner, June 
22, 1795, living in Michigan. 2. Ruth, Sep. 24, 1797, living in 
H., unm. S. Ljdia R., b. and d. 1799. 4. Lydia, May 18, 
1800, m. a Cobb, of Ab'n. 5. Aristides, Ap. 11, 1802, d. at the 
West, Oct. 16, 1839. 6. Saml., 1805, d. 1806. 7. Alice, Feb. 
11, 1808, a school teacher for many years. 8. Eliza, Oct. 1, 
1811, m. Jno. Hatch, jr., Aug. 25, 1836. 

17. SamL, s. Sami. 15, m. 1, Zilpha Stetson, Jan. 29, 1798, 
who d. Jan. 5, 1807; and 2, Abig.,da. Shuble Munroe, in 1808, 
and is yet living, on the old homestead, ch. : 1. Zilpha, b. 1799, 
d. 1800. 2. Albert, Esq., Aug. 8, 1802, Selectman in 1840 and 
'41 ; m. Wealthy Perry, Nov. 29, 1830, lives near the Cent. M. 
Ho., and had one da., Zilpha, b. 1832, d. 1843. 3. Fanny, July 
22, 1805, m. Perez Perry, Nov. 2, 1828, and d. Mar. 19, 1831. 
(By 2d,) 4. Zilpha, Jan. 1, 1809, m. Zenas Rogers, Feb. 20, 
1832. 5. Reuben, Oct. 31, 1810, m. Ruth J., da. Amos Bates? 
Ap. 26, 1846, lives in the Baldwin House, and has Ruth E., June 
1847. 6. Chas., b. and d. 1812. 7. Abigail, July 26, 1813, 
m. Jno. Little, Aug. 11, 1835, and d. June 5, 1850. 8. John, 
Jan. 15, 1815, m. Ann Hookway, of Syracuse, N. Y., July 20, 
1843, and has Henry 31. , Ap. 20, 1844 ; Wm. H., May 14, 
1847 ; Saml. T., Jan. 28, 1850 ; and Jno. E., Jan. 9, 1852. 
Lost 1 ch., d. young. 9. Mary, Sep. 27, 1816. Not m. 10. 
Saml., June 1, 1818, went to sea, and has not been heard from 
for several years. 11. Melatiah C, b. 1820, d. 1825. 12. Re- 
becca M., Jan. 18, 1822, m. Chas. Tower, and lives in H. 13. 
Josiah, b. and d. 1823. 14. Melatiah C, Feb. 28, 1825, m. 
N^thl. P. Chamberlin, of H. 15. Jeremiah, May 10, 1826. 
Not m. 16. Henry M., b. 1827, d. 1831. 17. Turner, Ap. 27, 
1829. 18. Henry M., Dec. 29, 1832. 19. Lydia A., d. ae. 3 mos. 

18. Seth, s. Saml., 4th son of Cornet Robert, was b. in June, 
1698, m. Eliza Rose, Ap. 19, 1727, and his w. d. Sep. 4, 1787, 
ae. 83. ch. : 1. Elizab., 1732, d. unm. 2. Eh, d. 1734. 3. 
Seth, June 4, 1735. 4. Thos., b. 1737, d. 1739. 5. Jere., Aug. 
8, 1740, lived in H'n., where his desct's. still reside. 6. Thos., 
July 23, 1741. 7. Saml., b. 1744, d. 1748. 



STETSON. 883 

19. Seth, s. Setli 18, m. Lucy Stuclley, Ap. 11, 1705, and 
lived in the house which stood where stands that of N. F. Cham- 
berhn, on Centre st. ch. : 1. Rebecca, Dec. 17, 17G5, m. Clem- 
ent Bates, Dec. 25, 1788, and d. 1813. 2. Debo,, Mar. 18, 
1767, m. Jno. Bates, and moved to Me. 3. Hannah, Ap. 1, 
1769, m. Saml. Bates, Mar. 27, 1791, and moved to Me. 4. 
Nathl., Jan. 6, 1771. 5. Seth, Mar. 4, 1773, of Boxford, Mass. 
6. Saml., Mar. 22, 1775. 7. Lucy, Feb. 11, 1777, m. Joseph 
Tubbs, Aug. 18, 1797. 8. Thankful, June 7, 1779, m. Freeman 
Harden, Jan. 25, 1800. 9, Ezek'l., July 8, 1781, sett, in Me. 
10. Reuben, 1784, d. 1793. 11. Martin, 1789, d. 1793. 

20. Thos., s. Seth 18, m. Olive Mann, June 18, 1772, who 
d. July 20, 1819, and he Dec. 24, 1821. ch. : 1. Thos., Mar. 
31, 1773, Hves in H'n. 2. Olive, Mar. 20, 1775, m. SamL 
Beals, May 7, 1796, and moved to Me. 3. Ruth, Mar. 10, 1777, 
m. David S. Whitman, Bridg'r., 1798. 4. Elizab., Jan. 30, 1780, 
m. Calvin Bates, Aug. 2, 1801, and is d. 5. Lucinda, 1783, m. 
Noah Mason, and is living a wid., in Ills. 6. Benj., 1786, d. 
young. 7. Benj., Sep. 28, 1790. 8. Eh, Oct. 13, 1794, a 
millwright by trade, is m., and lives in H'n., near his bro. Thomas. 

21. Nathl., s. Seth 19, m. 1, Temperance Curtis, Nov. 7, 
1793, who d. Nov. 6, 1808 ; and 2, Joanna Pratt, Mar. 7, 1811, 
and had ch. : 1. Nathl., Ap. 17, 1795, lives in Me. 2. Elisha 
C, May 3, 1797, m. Betsey Barstow, Jan. 14, 1816, and d. Jan. 
21, 1845, and his wid. m. Lewis Litchfield, of H. 3. Saml., 
June 28, 1799, lives in Mf'd. 4. Seth, Sep. 18, 1802, m. De- 
sire 0. Palmer, Ap. 17, 1832, Uves on Cross st., is a shoemaker, 
and has Seth (7., June 9, 1836 ; Wm. Tf., Ap. 13, 1838 ; Nathl. 
M., Mar. 1, 1843, d.; Ahhy 31., Aug. 25, 1844; Mary E., 
Aug. 10, 1846 ; Martha 3L, June 1849 ; and Umeline 0., Ap. 
1852. 5. Harrison, a shoemaker, lives on Cross st., m. Olive 
L. Smith, of Catskill, N. Y., and has Sarah C, Jan. 31, 1843 ; 
Joanna P., May 2, 1845 ; Hannah U., Ap. 5, 1847 ; TJieodore, 
Ap. 29, 1850 ; and Wm. L., Mar. 13, 1852. 6. Temperance 
C, m. Hiram Munroe, of H., May 6, 1832. 

22. Benj., s. Thos. 20, m. Lucy Bates, Sep. 10, 1820, is a 
millwright by trade, and was Selectman in 1835, and '36 ; lives 



384 STOCKBRIDGE. 

on Centre st., and has ch. : 1.- Olive, Jan. 30, 1821, m. Peabody 
Little. 2. Priscilla, :Mar. 31, 1825, m. Wm. Whiting, and lives 
in H'n. 3. Benj. L., July 1, 1837. 

23. NathL, s. Saml., 4th s. of Cornet Robert, was b. m June, 
1700, m. Kebecca Brisco, Feb. 13, 1738, and d. July 28, 1753, 
and his wid. m. David Cudworth, of Scit., in 1760. ch. : 1. 
Freelove, 1738, m. Theoph. Witherell, 1761, and d. 1824. 2. 
Rebecca, 1743, m. 1, Joseph Studley, 1765, who d. the same 
year ; and 2, Elisha Witherell, Dec. 30, 1772, and moved to 
Chesterfield. 3. Ruth, 1746, m. Jona. Bates, of Rochester, 1771. 




STOCKBRIDGE FAMILY. 

Arms : Ar. on achev. az. 3 crescents or. 
Crest : out of a cloud 2 dexter 
hands in armor conjoined, hold- 
ing up a heart inflamed, 
all ppr. 



a wheelwright by 

1. .Ji^ / -vi , r / /^ ^ trade, came to N, 

'J sf u ^ j^ Eng., m the Blessmg, 

John Leicester, master, in June 1635, being then- 27 years of , 
ao-e, and his wife Anne, ae, 21, and his son Charles, ae. 1. Sev- 
eral of the early settlers of Scit. came in the same vessel, among 
whom were elder Thos. King, Gilbert and Wm. Brooks, and Mr. 
Wm. Vassall. The fa. was in Scit. in 1638, at which date he 
took the oath of fidelity. His 1st. av. d. ab. 1642, and he m. 

2, wid. Elizab. Soan, 1643, and 3, Mary . He was one of 

the Conihasset partners in 1646, and had a house near to John 
Hollct's, which is supposed to have been a few rods S. W. of the 



STOCKBRIDGE. 885 

late residence of Jesse Dunbar, Esq. He also owned a- large, 
tract of land, purchased of Abraham Sutliflfe, near " Stockbridge's 
mill-pond," so called, on the north and east. In 1656, he pur- 
chased half the mill privilege of George Russell, with the saw- 
mill, which Isaac Stedman had erected ten years before, and 
built a grist-mill, in partnership with Mr. Russell. In the same 
year, probably, he built the Stockbridge Mansion House, which 
was a garrison in Philip's War. This venerable building was 
torn down a few years since, and in some of its timbers, were 
found bullets, fired at the inmates by the Indians. The will of 
the fa. is dated at Boston, in 1657, and in it he gives, " To eld- 
est son Chas., my water-mill, at Scit., house, ground, and orchard 
belonging to it, he paying to his sis. Elizab. XIO, &q. To wife 
Mary, house and land at Bos'n., and the house in wh. Gilbert 
Brooks lives, at Scit., with the land adjoining ; the same to be for 
her use through life, and then to belong to s. Jno., in case he 
surwes his mo., he giving to his sis. Mary .£10 ; — if he should 
not survive, the same to be equally divided among the rest of the 
ch. To da. Hester, the house in wh. Wm.|Ticknor lives, at Scit., 
■with the ground and orchard, and land at ]^ rushy Hill, and at the 
4th Cliff. To da. Han'h., w. of Wm. Ticknor, 40.s. To da. Sa 
rah, XIO at marriage, or at the age of 21, &c. To w. Mary, 
the household goods, and to s. Chas., the working tools." From 
the Bos'n. Rec's., we learn, that the fa. d. 13 d. 8 mo. 1657. 
The Inv'y of his Est. is on the Prob. Rec. Suff., vol. 3, p. 117. 
' ch. : 1. Chas., b. in Eng'd., in 1634. 2. Hannah, 1636, m. 
Serg't. Wm. Ticknor, 1656. (By 2d,) 3. Ehzab., 1644, m 
Thos. Hiland, Jan. 1, 1661. 4. Sarah, 1645, m. Jos. Wood- 
worth, Jan. 6, 1669. 5. Hester, 1647. (By 3d,) 6. Abig., 
1655. 7. Jno., b. in Bos'n., July 9, 1657, prob. d. young. 

2. Chas.,s. Jno., m. Abig. '"' " ,"and lived first in Bos'n., and 
Chas'n., but aft. in Scit., on his father's place. He is said to 
have built, by contract, the 2d water-mill in the Town of Ply- 
mouth, in 1676j also the corn-mill on the 3d Herring Brook, 
alluded to on p. 21. He d. 1683, and his wid. m. Amos Turner, 
ch. ; 1. Chas., b. in Bos'n., Dec. 2, 1659, d. Feb. 1, 1659-60. 
2. Abig., b. at Chas'n., Feb. 24, 1660-1, m. Henry Josselyn, 



386 STOCKBRIDGE. 

Nov. 4, 16T6. 3. John, IGGl ? d. young. 4. Chas., Feb. 4, 
1663. 5. Sarah, May 30, 1665, m. Is'l. Turner. 6. Thos., Ap. 

6, 166T. 7. Elizab., Aug. 13, 1670, m. David Turner. 8. Jos., 
June 28,1672. 9. Benj., Oct. 9,16^^7. 10. Saml., July 9, 
1679. 

3. Chas., s. Chas. 2, inherited part of his father's mill, on the 
3d Herring Brook, and lived in that vicinity. The name of his 
wife, we have not learned. He was Selectman in H., in 1727, 
and prob. d. Ap. 7, 1731. (H. Ch. Rec.) He left no son that 
survived, but had several da's. These were, 1. Rachel, Ap. 9, 
1690. 2. Mary, Aug. 11, 1692. 3. Abig., Mar. 22, 1694-5, 
m. Gilbert Brooks? Mar. 12, 1718. 4. Hannah, Jan. 30, 
1697-8, prob. d. unm., Sep. 19, 1788, ae. 90 ? 5. Ruth, July 
30, 1700, m. Hon. Jno. Cushing. 6. Experience, Jan. 1, 1703-4. 

7. Judith, July 19, 1706. 8. Chas., Oct. 13, 1709, bap.. Mar. 
13, 1710, " being sick" ; probably d. 

4. Thos., s. Chas. 2, m. Sarah, da. Thos. Reed, of AVey'h., 
July 28, 1697, (H'm. Rec.,) and lived in Scit., where Eph'm. 
Stetson now resides. He is called JSnsign, on the Rec. 2d Ch., 
in 1708. His wid. d. Sep. 7, 1 758. ch. : 1. Sarah, Ap. 25, 
1699. 2. Mary, Mar. 31, 1701. 3. Thos., Feb. 13, 1702-3. 
4. Debo., June 21, 1705. 5. Anne, May 31, 1710. 6. Micah, 
Nov. 22, 1714, m. Mary Jones, Nov. 30, 1738, and had Zs-aacr, 
b. and d. 1740 ; Kezia, bap. Jan. 10, 1742, being sick ; and per- 
haps others. 7. Sarah, Oct. 26, 1718, m. Henchman Sylvester, 
1747. 

Note. Was there a da. Lydia, m. Joseph Soper, Nov. 20, 1729 ? 

^j?^ s. Chas. 2, m. Marg't., da. 
^^^^^^-^^ Jos. Turner, and lived first 
in H., and then in Pemb., 
whore Capt. Haviland Torrey now resides. He was Dea. of the 
Ch. in H. for many years, and a man of activity, intelligence and 
usefulness. His w. d. Mar. 27, 1747, and h^, Mar. 11, 1773, 
ae. 100 ! Whilst in H,, he was Selectman, from 1731-35. ch. : 
1. Joseph, Oct. 1, 1698. 2. Grace, 1700? m. Jno. Thaxtcr, 




STOCKBRIDGE. 387 

H'm., Jan. 15, 1719. (H'm. Rec.) 3. John, bap. Julj 2, 1704. 
4. Barsliua, bap. Dec. 1, 1706. 5. Marg't., bap. Oct. 31, 1708, 
m. Dea. Saral. Barstow, 1731. 6. Lusanna, bap. Nov. 25, 
1711. 7. David, 1713 ? 

Note. "VVas there another da., Abigail, who m. Joua. Turner, Nov. 15, 
1738 ? 

6. Benj., s. Chas. 2, m. Marj Tilden, 1701, succeeded to the 
Stockbridge mansion in Scit., and there lived and d. His son 
Benj., b. 1704, was the 2d regularlj bred phjs'n. sett, in Scit., 
being educated under Dr. Biilfinch, of Bos'n., and having a prac- 
tice extending all over the Old Colon j, and even to Worcester, 
and Ipswich. He also educated many in Med., from Bos'n., 
and other places, among whom was the distinguished Dr. Isaac 
Otis, who aft. m. his da. The w. of Dr. Benj., was Ruth, da. 
Job Otis ; and by her, he had but one s. that survived. Dr. Chas., 
b. 1734, also a phys'n. of high reputation, and a gent, of pleasing 
manners, and accomplished in literature. His s., Dr. Chas., b. 
1790, d. early, at the outset of his professional career ; and with 
him, this branch of the family, in the male hue, became extinct. 

7. Saml,, s. Chas. 2, m. Lydia, da. Wm. Barrell, 1703, and 
sett, at Mt. Blue, in Scit., in which vicinity some of his desct's. 
yet reside. He left a son Saml., who m. Sarah Tilden, Nov. 1, 
1737, and who was fa. of James, Lydia, Sarah and others. The 
son Jas., d. in 1819, leaving ch. 

s. Thos. 4, m. 
Hannah, . 




W/2^///^^^<y J4^C^^^^J^ and lived on his 

father's place, 

by the 3d. Herring Brook, ch. : 1. Thos., bap. Aug. 6, 1725, 
d. unm., 2. Hannah, bap. Sep. 26, 1725. 3. Stephen, bap. 
Mar. 1^, 1734, m., but had no ch., and d. in 1800. 

/ _JCushing, Jan., 1736, 
who d. 1747; and 2, Jane Reed, and lived in H., where 
the new house of E. Q, Sylvester stands, near N. River 



388 STOCKBRIDGE. 

bridge, where he d, Dec. 13, 1788, ae. 75. He -was Rep, from 
1749-'5G, and fr. 1760-62, and 72 ; T. C. from 1744-74 ; J. 
P. under king George for many years ; and was an extensive land 
holder, a man of large estate, a valuable citizen, eminently useful, 
and thoroughly versed in everything pertaining to public affairs. 
His Justice Hecords are still m existence, and are in the posses- 
sion of his gr. s., Lebbeus, of H. ch. : 1. Joseph, Aug. 20, 1737, 
grad. H. C, 1755, and d. at Falmouth, Me., Ap. 5, 1761, where he 
was established as a lawyer. He was also Reg. of Pi-ob. for the 
Co. of Cumberland. 2. Betsey, Ap. 22, 1739, m. 1, Job Young, 
and 2, Benj. Stetson. 3. Jno., Dec. 7, 1741, killed in the woods 
by the fall of a tree. 4. Wm., Dec. 20, 1752. 5. David, 1755. 
6. Debo., Aug. 18, 1761, m. Capt. Marlboro Turner, Jan. 7, 
1790. 

M I /'v-,-1 -V? / / ' ,/^ s. David 9, m. Ruth, da. 
10 M^r'^yfeiA^^-Jno. Bailey; Oct. 9, mi, 

who d. Dec. 10, 1839, and he Feb. 20, 1831. He hved first on 
Broadway, where Levi Perry now resides ; then on King st., where 
Geo. Bailey lives ; and finally sett, on Curtis, now Main st., and 
built the house occupied by his son Lebbeus. In 1798 he was the 
greatest landholder then in H. ; and was a man of ready wit, live- 
ly and sociable in his habits, an agreeable companion, and an in- 
dustrious and upright citizen. He was Selectman in 1812. ch. : 
1. Joseph, Oct. 1, 1775, a merchant, d. unm. in N. Yarmouth, 
Me., Ap. 13, 1804. 2. Ruth, Nov. 8, 1777, m. Jos. Ramsdell, 
Feb. 3, 1800, and moved to Warren, Mass. 3. John. Ap. 18, 1780. 
4. Wm. R., June 29, 1782. 5. Calvin, Sep. 19, 1784. 6. 
Lebbeus, Nov. 29, 1787. 7. Betsey, m. Homer Ramsdell, Oct. 
27, 1816, and is living in Warren, with her son Wm. 8. Silvia 
B., Mar. 1, 1793, d. June 28, 1795. 9. Marcia, Ap. 7, 1795, 
m. Sam'l. G. Bowman, of Bath, Me., May 19, 1816, and had 
NatlCl, July 28, 1817, a lawyer, d. at the South ; SamH. S., 
Aug. 27, 1818, m. Miss Hoover, and i^ in Louisiana ; Ruth E.., 
Sep. 17, 1820, m. Lt. Jos. F. Green, U. S. N. ; Wm. S., Sep. 
9, 1822, d. young ; Wm. J£., Nov. 18, 1823, m. Helen L. Ran- 
dall, of Bath, and lives at the South ; 3Iarcia AS'.,Feb. 9, 1826, 
m. Nath'l. C. A. Jenks, of N. Yar'h., Me. ; Sarah W., Feb. 10, 



STOCKBRIDQE. 389 

1828 ; Francis J., May 9, 1830 ; Orville E., Dec. 13, 1832 ; 
and Howard D., Dec. 7, 1835, d. young. Mr. B., the fa., d. in 
Bath, Mar. 29, 1811, ae. 60. 10. Stephen, Ap. 3, 1797, d. May 
14, 1818. 11. Luther, May 19, 1801, d. Mar. 26, 1802. 

11. Hon. David, s. David 9, m. Ruth, da. Hon. Jos. Gushing, 
Dec. 23, 1779, who d. Ap. 14, 1833, and he Feb. 26, 1843. 
Lived on his father's place ; was Selectman in 1782, '89, '99, and 
1800 ; T. C. from 1793-98 ; Rep. 1794 ; in the Mass. Sen. 
1818 ; and a gent, of fine talents, sociable habits, and correct 
deportment, ch. : 1. Jane R., Oct. 6, 1780, m. Miller Smith, 
Pemb., Sep. 15, 1803. 2. Benj., Nov. 7, 1781, m. Mary Crook 
or, Jan. 26, 1814, who d. Mar. 1, 1818, and he Oct. 16, 1847, 
having had Mary B., d. Mar, 4, 1817 ; Benj., d. young ; and 
3Iary T., m. Rob't. Eells, Jan. 20, 1838. '3. David, Nov. 25, 
1783, m. Sarah B. Crooker, July 28, 1811, and has Caroline^ 
Sep. 13, 1812, m. Benj. White, Fairhaven, Feb. 15, 1833 ',, Ma- 
ria T., Dec. 28, 1814, m. Capt. Jas. Gouch, Mar. 7, 183'6, sett, 
in Ills., andd. in Oct., 1852 ; Jno., Aug. 23,1816, of N. Haven, 
Ct. ; and Qeo.M., Dec. 6, 1821, in Cal'a. 4. Martin, Dec. 20, 
1785, m. wid. Thurza Reed, who d., leaving him no ch., and he 
lives in Scit. 5. Horatio, Ap. 27, 1788. 6. Debo., Nov. 4, 
1790, m. Thos. Turner, Pemb., May 10, 1811, and is living a 
wid., in H., with her son Thos. 7. Ruth, Mar. 23, 1793, m. Jas. 
Turner, and is living a wid., in H. 8. Joseph C, July 4, 1798, 
m. 1, Ann W. Clark, Dec. 29, 1833, who d. Jan. 26, 1837 ; and 
2, Pamelia Ford, Dec. 13, 1838 ; lives at the Corners ; was school 
teacher for sev. years ; and has, 1. Ann E., Oct. 17, 1834. 2. 
Jos. 0., Nov. 3, 1836. (By 2d,) 3. Pamelia F., Nov. 13, 1839, 
d. Oct. 5, 1841. 4. Amelia F., Feb. 18, 1843. 5. Emma B., 
Sep. 24, 1846. 

12. Dr. John, s. Wm. 10, stud. Med. with Dr. Gad Hitch- 
cock, of Pemb., Mass., and sett, in Topsham, Me., 1804, and 
moved to Bath, in 1805, where he d. May 3, 1849, ae. 69. He 
m. 1, Theodosia, da. Rev. Tristram Oilman, of N. Yar'h., Oct. 
15, 1805, who d.Nov. 4, 1822, ae. 34 ; and 2, EHzaL, da. Hon. 
Jno. Russell, of Bos'n., (for many years ed. and prop, of the 
Bos'n. Cjm'l. Gaz.) Jan. 5, 1824. She survives. Mr. S. was 



390 STOCKBKIDGE. 

devoted to his profession, and in some of its branclies became 
highly distinguished. He received the honorar}^ degree of M. 
D., at Dart. ColL in 1822, and was in practice 48 yrs. He -was 
a scientific and successful practitioner, a consistent and devoted 
friend, and an honest and upright man. ch. : 1. Tristram G., 
Aug. 28,1806, rec'd. the degree of M. D. atBowd. ColL, 182,7, 
is a distinguished surgeon and physician in Bath, and m. Mary R. 
P., da. Capt. Neh. Harding, of Bath. No ch. 2. Jno. W., Ap. 
27, 1811, living in N. Orleans. 3. Marcia E., Mar. 25, 1815, d. 
Sep. 18, 1828. 4. Mary G., June 12, 1818, m. Capt. Wm. 
Drummond, of Bath, Oct. 30, 1848, and had 1 ch., b. 1849, d. 
1851. 5. Theodosia, Sep. 20, 1819, living in Hanover, N. H. 
6. Francis B., Dec. 27, 1821, d. Feb. 28, 1828. (By 2d.,) 7. 
Francis B., Ap. 9, 1826. 8. Cornelia R., Dec. 18, 1827. 9. 
Joseph IL, Feb. 18, 1831. 10. Marcia E., Oct. 27, 1832. The 
last ch., with their mo., are living at the West. 

13. Wm. R., s. Wm. 10, m. Olive True, of N. Yar'h., Me., 
and was one of the oldest and most eminent merchants in that 
town, with his bro. Calvin. He was also engaged in ship-build- 
ing and navigation ; and was a man of active habits, and highly 
esteemed by the community in which he lived. The follow- 
ing record of his ch. is from Mr. Wm. DaAves : — 1. I\Iaria, 
m. Dr. Nelson H. Carey, of Me., a native of Bridg'r., Mass. 
2. Marcia, m. Mr. Ring, Merchant, of Calais, Me. 3. Rev. Jo- 
seph, grad. Bowd. Coll., and stud, law, but is now a chaplain in 
the U. S. N.,. and resides with his family, at Bridgeport, Ct. He 
m. an Everett, of N. Yar'h. 4. Wm., grad. at the Waterville 
Inst., stud. Med., and is sett, as a Phys'n. at the West. Not m. 
5. Olive, not m. 6. Sam'l., edu. as a merchant, but is now liv- 
ing, an invalid, in Me. 

14. Calvin, s. Wm. 10, m. Rachel W. Rogers, of Mf'd., and was 
a merchant in N. Yarmouth., Me., and Dea. of the Baptist 
Church, and died in Me., in May, 1833. A man of warm 
religious feelings ; influential in the denomination to which he be- 
longed ; of a benevolent heart, and upright and honest, ch. : 1. 
Wm. C, d. young. 2. Jno. C, ent. at Brunswick, but grad. at B. 
U., 1838 ; had charge of the female dept. of a seminary at War- 



STOCKBRIDGE. 391 

ren, R. I. ; and sett, as a clergyman, first in Waterville, Me., in 
1844, then in Woburn, Mass., 184T, and is now in Prov., R. I. ; 
m. Mary T,, da. Sucliet Mauran, of Warren, R. I., and has Mary 
iS., and Annie W. 3. Wales R., Mar., 1821, auctioneer, Bos'n., 
of the firm of Holt & Stockbridge ; m. Marg't. T. Southwick, of 
Vassalboro', Me., and has Arthur B., Nov. 25, 1851. 4. Ed- 
ward A., Sep. 1831, in Bos'n. 

15. Lebbeus, s. Wm. 10, m. Lydia, da. Capt. Leavitt Lane, 
of H'm., in 1810, lives on his father's place on Main st., and 
is a farmer, ch. : 1. Wm., Nov. 5, 1812, m. Mary A. Damon, 
lives with his fa., and has Fred'k. W., Aug. 7, 1842, d. Jan. 17, 
1853 ; Francis J., Oct. 3, 1844, d. Aug. 24, 1847 ; Mizab. A,, 
Mar. 8, 1847 ; Frank, June 30, 1849 ; and Mary A., Aug. 11, 
1852. 2. Leavitt L., May 5, 1815, a shipmaster ; m. Abby AV., 
da. Dr. Melzar Dvvelley, July 4, 1844, and has Geo. F., Dec. 13, 
1845 ; FUen F., Feb. 18, 1848, d. Jan. 10, 1850 ; and Ckas.L., 
Ap. 3, d. Nov. 2, 1850. 3. Ruth B., Dec. 5, 1818, m. Martin 
W. Stetson, Dec. 1, 1836. 4. Lebbeus, Feb. 15, 1825, a mari- 
ner for the past 8 yrs., m. Mary T. Sylvester, June 24, 1849, 
lives on Broadway, and has Fdwin TF., May 13, 1850. 5. Lydia 
L., Aug. 25, 1827. 6. Sarah L., Jan. 3, 1830, a school-teacher 
in Baltimore, Md. 

16. Dr. Horatio, s. Hon. David, 11, at the age of 15, went to 
the Acad, at Bridg'r., under the charge of Mr. Zach. Eddy, and 
thence to the Acad, at Rochester, under the charge of Rev. Cal- 
vin Chaddock ; and in 1804, ent. H. Coll., where he remained two 
yrs., after wh. he commenced the study of med., under Dr. Free- 
man Foster, of Scit., with whom he remained 2 yrs., and subse- 
quently, was with the distinguished Dr. Jas. Mann, of Wrentham, 
one yr. Mr. S. was sett, first in Berwick, Me. ; then in Medway ; 
then in Blackstone Village, where he remained until 1833, at 
which date he moved to Woonsocket, R. I., where he has since resided, 
and where, for 18 yrs., he was engaged in the Druggist business, 
from which he withdrew, in 1851. In 1810, he m. Priscilla W., 
da. Saml. and Priscilla Faxon, of Fox'o., Mass., who proved a 
kind and aif. wife, and with whom he lived happily for 38 yrs., 
when she d. June 29, 1848, ae. 'do. ch. : 1. Horatio, June 13, 



392 



STODDARD — STUDLEY. 



1813, m. Data A. Kempton, of Menclon, Mass., Nov. 9, 1835, 
(she b. June 30, 1813,) and has, Francis 31, Ap. 20, 1837 ; 
Harriet A., Aug. 26, 1839 ; Horatio /., Dec. 27, 1841 ; Lucia 
A., June 1, 1843 ; Chas. H., Dec. 29, 1847 ; and Walter &'., 
Feb. 12, 1849. 2. Harriet A., Dec. 8, 1815, m. Elisha T. Read, 
Cashier of a Bank in W., May 16, 1834, and has Jas. S., Sep. 
9,1835; Harriet A., Oct. 2, 1839; aeo. S., Sep. 22, 1842 ; 
and Isabella, July lO, 1850. Lost 2, d. young. 

STODDARD, Henry, s. Laban, of H'm., m. 1, Polly Cud- 
worth, and 2, Ann K. Mann ; was a carpenter by trade ; hved at 
the corner of Walnut and Main sts. ; and d. June 30, 1848, ae. 
64. ch. : 1. Henry, 1807, d. 1832. (By 2d,) 2. Ann C, 
Sep. 21, 1815, m. Edwin Packard, JST. Bridg'r. 3. Mary C, 
Oct. 12, 1817, m. Thos. W. Gurney, Ab'n., Nov. 1, 1836. 4. 
Wm. B., Sep. 17, 1820. 5. Capt. Duncan T., Mar. 7, 1823, a 
carpenter, m. Mary M. Henderson, 1851, and has Duncan T., 
1852. 6. Abby S. H., 1825, d. 1844. 7. Isabella R., m. 
Henry Mann, June 13, 1850. 8. Jos. A., Mar. 24, 1830. 9. 
Henry A., Jan. 12, 1833. 10. Patience E., May 6, 1835. 11. 
Levi M., June 14, 1838. 

2. Melvin, s. Hezek. of Scit., b. Oct., 1808, m. 1, Laura 
Young, 1832, who d. the same year; and 2, Abig. Rogers; lives 
on Broadway ; is a shoemaker ; and has, Martha A., Dec, 1843. 



STUDLEY FAMILY. 

Arms : Ar. on a fesse vert, betw. 3 

stags' heads cabossed or. 

Crest: A stag's head cabossed or, 

pierced through the scalp with an arrow 

in bend sinister, vert, feathered ar., 

headed sa. 



STUDLEY, an old English name, found in the County of Kent, 
and also in Yorkshire,— the seat of the family, in the latter place. 




STUDLEY. 393 

being at Studlej Park, near wliich are the ruins of the celebrated 
Fountains Ahhey, a famous place of resort for travellers, each one 
of whom is entitled, to " meat by measure, (a quarter of a yard 
of roast beef for dinner) and a great black jack of strong drink," on 
calling for the same.* We find two families in N. Eng. at an early 
date, one in Boston, and the other in Sandwich. A branch of each 
of these sett, in Scit,, and have desct's. in H. We shall trace these 
separately. 

1. Jno. Studley, and w. Elizab., were in Bos'n., in 1659, but 
when they came to the city, or how long they remained, we cannot 
say. Their s. Jno., was b. in Bos'n., Dec. 8, 1659 ; and their son 
Benj., was b. in B., May 23, 1661. This is all the notice we find 
on any of the records in B. The latter son, Benj., seems to have 
been in Scit., in 1683, m. Mary, da. Jno. Merritt, and sett, near 
Merritt's brook, a few rods S. E. of the bridge, ch. : 1. Jno., 
Dec. 11, 1684. 2. Benj., Dec. 7, 1687. 8. Jas., July 15. 1690, 
m. Sarah Farrow, of H'm., 1717, and had Sarah, 1718 ; Jas., 
1720 ; and Elizab., 1725. 4. Jona., June, 19, 1693. 5. Da- 
vid, Jan. 19, 1696-7, m. Susanna Vinton, 1717, and left 
1 da., and 3 sons, some of whose desc'ts. yet live in Scit. 6. Mary, 
Sep. 23, 1698. 7. Elizab., June 8, 1701. 8. Debo., Dec. 19, 
1702—3. 9. Elizab:, Sep. 10. 1706. 

Note : We think it highly probable, that Benj. Studley, who was in H'm > 
in 1724, m. Susanna, da. Eben'r. Lane, Dec. 31, 1724, and had Hannah, 1725; 
Sarah, 1727 ; Ruth, 1729 ; Lois and Eunice, 1731 ; Jona., 1734 ; d. young; 
Rhoda, 1735; Irania, 1737; and Jona., 1728; — was a desc't. of Benj. of 
Scit., and prob. his son, as he is called " s. of Benj. " We think it ^.Iso 
probable, that most of this name, in H'm. and Cohas't., sprung from Jno. of 
Boston. 

2. Eliab, s. Benj., and gr. s. Jno. I, m. Mary Briggs, of Scit., 
Ap. 10, 1729, and it is said, sett, in H., or what is now Pleas't. st., 
where David Studley resides. He was the first Studley owner of 
the mill long known as " Elihab's Mill, " and was a noted Tavern 
keeper, his house being a favorite place of public resort. He d. 
December 13, 1785, andhiswid. October 19, 1797, ae. 90. ch. ; 
1. Benjamin. 2. Martha, m. Jno. Shaw, of Ab'n., April IC, 

1 Gough's British Topography^ pp. 416, 443, 4G1, and 474. 

25 



394 



STUDLEY. 



1752. 3. Elizab., m. Jno. Robinson, Plym'h., Feb. 12, 1754 
4. Jas., lost at sea. 5. Thankful, m. 1, Michael Jackson, Ab'n., 
Feb. 15, 1759 ; and 2, Seth Keith, of Bridg'r., 1775. 6. Debo., 
m. anErsldne. 7. Lucy, m. Seth Stetson, Ap. 11, 17G5. 8. Abig., 
m. Thos. Curtis, June 6, 1770. 9. Japhet, July 25, 1756. 10. 
Joseph, m. Rebecca Stetson, Jan. 10, 17G5,was killed by lightning, 
June 16, of the same yr., and his w. had twin ch., Rebecca, and 
Lucy, who were bap. Ap. 2, 1768, and the mother m. Elisha 
Witherell, of Chestf d., Dec. 30, 1772. 

3. Benj., s. Eliab 2, m. Han'h. Litchfield, and was Selectman 
in H., from 1778-81, and in 1787, and '88. We find his ch. on 
the Ch. Recs. of H., as follows : 1. Elizab., bap. Oct. 13, 1754. 
2. Benj., bap. June 5, 1757. 3. Abner, bap. June 5, 1757, 
prob. d. young. 4. Hannah, bap. June 1,1760, m. Isaac Moore, 
of Warren, Mass., Mar. 18, 1782. 5. Mary, bap. Sep. 2, 1764. 
6. Jas., bap. Sep. 2, 1764, d. Feb. 7, 1766. 7. Zenas, bap. 
Oct. 7, 1764, d. Ap. 11, 1771. 8. Nabby, bap. Aug. 3, 1776, m. 
Jno. R. Josselyn, Nov. 1, 1785. 9. Debo., m. Arad Woodworth, 
of Warren. 10. Zenas, m. and d. in Leicester, leaving ch. IL 
Joseph, .of Leicester. 

s. Eliab 2, m. Rachel 
Fearing, H'm., who d. 
Sept. 28, 1826, ae. 92, 
and he Jan. 2, 1842, 
ae. 85. ch. : 1. Ra- 
chel, May 5, 1781, 
21, 1803. 2. David, 
7, 1786. 4. Lucy, Jan. 
5. Lydia, Ap. 6, 1791, d. 




m. Jesse Stoddard, Ab'n., 
Mar. 31, 1783. 3. Walter B. 



Ap. 
Mar. 



25, 1788, m. Lewis Litchfield, of H 
Mar. 11, 1793. 6. Luther, Jan. 26, 1793, m. a Cleaveland, and 
d. inN. Y. State, leaving a son Uliphaz. 7. Lydia, Sep. 25, 
1796, m. David Darling, Aug, 24. 1816. 8. Japhet, Oct. 31, 
1799, d. May 9, 1832. 

5. Eliab, s. Benj. 3, m. Betsey, da. Peleg Stetson, Ab'n., and 
lived on Pleas't. st, in a house which stood a little N. of where 
Gridley Studley resides. He d. Aug. 14, 1826, and his wid. in 



STUDLEY. 395 

Jan., 1835, ae. 79. ch. : 1. Jas., Feb. 28, 1777. 2. Betsey, m. 
Capt. Thos. Stetson, Oct. 19, 1801. 3. Nathan. 4. Experience, 
m. Rob't. Estes. 5. Alvin, Jan. 1792, m. Nabbj Stetson, who 
d. in 1844 ; he lives in E. Ab'n., is a shoemaker, and has 1 da., 
Nancy, not m. 6. Hannah, 1785, m. Eleazer Josseljn, Jan. 1, 
1809. 7. Gridlej. 8. Nancy, m. Josh. Curtis, Ab'n., Mar. 18, 
1816, and is d. 

6. Benj., s. Benj. 3, m. Silvester Bonney, of Pemb., Nov. 28, 
il782, and, it is said, moved to Leicester, Mass. His ch., b. 
in P., -\v3ro, 1. Abner, May 15, 1784. 2. Silvester, Oct. 24, 
1786. 3. Silvia, Jan. 30, 1789. 4. Zenas, Ap. 25 1791. 5. 
Benj., May 3, 1793. 6. Wealthy, Aug. 8, 1795.. 7. Sally, 
Sep. 24, 1797. 

7. David, s. Japhet 4, learned the watchmaker's trade in H'm. ; 
m. Hannah, da. Caleb Torrey, of Midd'o., and sett, on Pleas't st., 
where he yet resides. His w. d. May 19, 1850. Mr. S., is a man of 
natural mechanical ability, much esteemed as a citizen, and has rais- 
ed a large and respectable family of sons and daughters, ch. : 1. 
Cephisa, Feb. 10, 1811, m. Ezekiel Reed, Ab'n. 2. David F., Oct. 
6, 1812, a jeweller in N. Bridg'r., m. Martha J, HoAvard, and has 
3Iartha J. 3. Philander, Nov. 5, 1814, m. Elizab. Estes, May 
11, 1837, hves on Circuit st., and has 3Iary 3/., Oct. 5, 1839, d. 
Mar. 5, 1840 ; and Amelia J., May 5, 1847. 4. Joseph H,, 
Oct. 13, 1816, shoe mf r., in H. ; m. Lucinda Curtis, Nov. 2; 
1838, lives on Main st., and has Edwin H., June 9, 1839 ; 3Ia- 
ria, Aug. 7, 1842 ; Lucinda H., Oct. 19, 1846, d. Sep. 4, 1848 ; 
and Ellen A., June 15, 1849. 5. lantha E., Feb. 26, 1819, m. 
Jos. W. Gurney, May 25, 1839. 6. Luther, Lee. 28, 1820, jew- 
eller, inN. Bridg'r. ; not m. 7. Benj. F.,Feb. 21, 1823, m. Bet- 
sey R., da. Amos Bates, lives on Circuit st., and has Benj. W., 
Jan. 10, 1846; and Betsey Z, June 15, 1848. 8. Mary F., 
Mar. 5, 1825, d. Sep. 14, 1826. 9. Walter B., Jan. 10, 1827, a 
jeweller, in E. Ab'n., m. Susan Turner, Pemb., in Nov., 1848, 
and \\&^ -Susan L. B., and Adelaide F. 10. Henry C, Jane 3, 
1829,, of N. Bridg'r, 11. Han'h. M., June 28, 1834. 



396 STUDLEY. 

8. Walter B., s. Japhet 4, m. Matilda Crooker, Pemb., May 
18, 1806, and moved to Hartford, Ct. Had one son b. in H., 
viz. : Danl., Aug. 25, 1806. We are informed that there were 
other ch., b. in Ct., but their names we have not learned. 

9. Jas., s. Eliab 5, m. Mary D., da. Dr. Peter Hobart, in 
1803, and hves near Hudson, N. Y. ch. : 1. Mary C, May 18, 
1806, d. young. 2. Elizab. C, Mar. 3, 1808, m. Waldo Pool, 
E. Ab'n., and is d. 3. Marshall L., Mar. 23, 1809, m. Sarah 
E. Eells, Norwich, Ct., and d. in Demarara, leaving 1 ch., which 
d. 4. Elb. G., Sep. 1, 1810, m. Catherine Cole, lives in N. 
Y'k. State, and has ch. 5. Salome H., Jan. 30, 1812, m. Henry 
R. Curtis, E. Ab'n., and is d. 6. Elmira S., Jan. 28, 1814, m. 
Henry R. Curtis, E. Ab'n. 7. Lucy J., Sep. 27, 1817, m. 
Corn's. T. Stinlde, of N. Y'k. State.8. Jas. J., Dec. 18, 1821, 
m. Elizab. J. Boardman, lives in E. Ab'n., is a shoemaker, and 
has David C. 

10. Nathan, s. Eliab 5, m. Huldah Ellis, May 18, 1806, and 
d. in 1849. ch. : 1. Wm., June 19, 1806, m. Elizab. J. Hask- 
ell, lives in E. Ab'n., and has Wm. A., Mary E., Hannah 31., 
Nathan F., Jno. A.^ Adaline ^., Jacob iVi, and Chas. E. 2. 
Andrew, m. Mary, da. Zenas Jenkins, lives in E. Ab'n., is a 
dealer in provisions, and has Mary A., Austin, Jane B., Andrew 
M., Huldah E., Sarah E., Ferdinand and Isabella, (the latter 
d.,) and Elvira. 3. Sophia, m. Jacob Nash, and is living a wid. 
in Ab'n. 4. Reuben, provision dealer, in E. Ab'n., m. Adaline 
Burgess, of Harvard, Mass., and has Reuben W. ; Geo. S. ; 
Henry J., d..; Horace W; Chas. H., d. ; Susan E.; and Emily 
M. 5. Alvin, m. Mercy Estes, and lives in Natick, Mass. 6. 
Sylvia, m. Bela Smith, Ab'n. 7. Elizab., m. Stephen Standish, 
E. Ab'n., no ch. 8. Huldah, m. N. Porter Baker, of E. Ab'n., 
and has Abby E., Susan A., and Andreiv H. 

11. GridJey, s. EUab 5, m. Rebecca Keen, of Pemb., July 
11, 1820, and lives on Pleasant st. ch. : 1. Betsey, Nov. 23, 
1820, m. Nathan S. Jenkins, E. Ab'n., and has Albina, and Jo- 
seph H. % Ruth M., Aug. 25, 1822, m. Jos. Hobart, N. Ab'n. ; 
he is d- 3. Han'h. M., Dec. 15, 1824, m. Chas. Dunham, E. 
Ab'n., and d. leaving a da. Ellen. 4. Wm., Dec. 19, 1826, m. 



STUDLET. 897 

Sophia J., da. Enos Curtis, and lives in E. Ab'^n. 5. Gridley, 
Mar. 19, 1829. 6. Judson, June 3, 1831. 7. Lucy J., Nov. 
4, 1833. 8. Rebecca A., May 6, 1836. 9. Mary K., Mar. 
12, 1839. 



£, 



SECOND BRAKCH. 



II. ^^TT^^^T^^^d)/^^ (Benoni), of Sandwich, Mass., was in 
S^iJ q/ that part of Scit., now Hanover, and his 

house, which was built in 1702, is the oldest now standing in the 
town, on Hanover st. He m. Abig., da. Jno. Stetson, of Scit., 
Dec. 22, 1701, and d. suddenly, Nov. 14, 1746, and his wid., 
Feb. 1, 1758-9, ae. 82. He left only a verbal will, drawn up, 
at his request, by Rev. Mr. Bass, and the same is now in the 
hands of some of his desc'ts. ch. : 1. Abig., Aug. 13, 1702, m. 
Joseph House, Dec. 14, 1732. 2. Jno., Feb. 25, 1704. 3. 
Josh., Aug. 1707. 4. Gideon, May 5, 1710, d. Aug. 3, 1734. 
5. Sarah, Mar. 31, 1716. 6. Benoni, July 15, 1720, m., and 
had in H. a son Benoni, bap. May 10, 1741, and it is said that 
the fa. moved to Rehoboth. 

2. Jno., s. Benoni II., m. Elizab. Doten, of Plym'h., who d. 
in H., Oct. 11, 1774, and he Sep. 28, 1787. Lived for a time 
in the Judge Gushing house, at the Corners, and finally built the 
house where his grandson Jabez now lives, ch. : 1. Sarah, July 
2, 1731, m. Thos. Barstow. 2. Elizab., Oct. 30, 1734, m. Elisha 
Curtis, Jan. 15, 1760. 3. Gideon, Mar. 13, 1736, d. Aug. 5, 
1737. 4. Jabez, bap. Aug. 17, 1738. 5. Rebecca, May 19, 
1744, prob. d unm. 

3. Josh., s. Benoni II,, m. Lydia Pratt, of Pemb., Mar. 6, 
1735, who d. July 9, 1759, and he July 15, 1760. Another 
rec. says she d. June 27, and he, July 9, 1759. ch. : 1. Gid- 
eon, May 15, 1738. 2. Lydia, Jan. 16, d. May 6, 1740. 3. 
Abig., bap. June 28, 1741, m. Danl. Crooker, Feb. 16, 1766, 
and d. in Sep. 1779. 4. Joshua, Sep. 26, 1742. 5. Joanna, 
Jan. 13, 1744, d. Ap. 16, 1779. 6. Ann, May 11, 1746, d. 
May 15, 1760. 7. Lydia, May 8, 1748, d. Sep. 27, 1826 ? 
8. Jno., July 22, 1750, d. Jan. 17, 1751. 9. Rebecca, Mar. 8, 
1752, d. May 16, 1754. 

Note. It is said there were twins in this fam., who d, young. 



398 



STUDLEY. 



4. 



/^ / i. L^^ SU^ s. Jno. 2, m. Katurah Sim- 
^ 1790, and he Feb. 14, 1825, 
ae. 80. Lived on "Wasli'n. st., where his son Jabez now lives 
and was a soldier in the Rev'n, ch. : 1. Rebecca, bap. Jan. 2, 
1774,. m. Luther Sprague, Mf'd. 2. Jabez, bap. Sep. 22, 1776, 
m. Chloe M. Clark, Feb. 23, 1800, lives on his father's place, and 
has, 1. Katurah, Mar. 20, 1801, m. Rob't. Curtis, Ap. 16, 1826. 

2. Eliza, July 10, 1803, m. Steph. Josselyn, Nov. 16, 1834. 

3, Jno., July 20, 1805, m. Eliza A. Herrick, Chas'n., is a ship- 
wright, aud has Jno., m. Mary F. Hammond, and Hves in Chas'n. ; 
Jas. W, ; Edwin ; Georgiana ; and Chas. 4. George, Aug. 25, 
1807, carpenter, m. Judith Curtis, Jan. 30, 1834, and lives near 
his father ; no ch. 5. Horace, Jan. 6, 1810, m. Marcia Rose, 
Jan. 15, 1834, lives on Spring st., and has Horace C, Nov. 
1834 ; Geo., Oct, 18, 1836 ; Marg't. S., Nov. 30, 1838 ; Timo. 
R., July 9, 1841 ; and Rebecca, Aug. 22, 1845. 6. Hiram, 
Ap. 28, 1812, m. 1, Sarah A. Brett, of Bridg'r., Mar. 27, 1836; 
and 2, Esther HoUis, May 4, 1845 ; lives on Cross st. ; is a car- 
penter ; and has Abby A. ; Mary R., b. 1844, d. 1845 ; and 
Hiram A., b. 1S48, d. 1849. 7. llohert C, Oct. 31, 1815, d. 
Jan. 19, 1817. 8. Robert K, Dec. 8, 1818, m. Lucy J., da. 
Josi. Bonney, and lives with his fa. ; no ch. 

5. Gideon, s. Josh. 3, m. Rosamond Church, Jan. 4, 1762, 
and d. Aug. 14, 1816, ae. 78, and his wid. Jan. 3, 1832, ae. 92. 
It is said that he was out in the Fr. "War, in 1756, and we have 
seen old certificates of service, signed by Lieut. Jno. Bailey, and 
dated 1756, and '58. ch. : 1. Anna, Dec. 27, 1762, m. Homer 
Whiting, May 8, 1785. 2. Sarah, July 9, 1766, d. June 26, 
1847. 3. Rosamond, June 9, 1768, m. Zattu Gushing, Ab'n., 
July 12, 1790. 4. Rebecca, Feb. 15, 1770, m. Benj. Tolman, 
Mfd., Feb. 11, 1800. 5. Lucy, Oct. 12, 1773, living, unm., in 
H. 6. Gideon, July 19,1776. 7. Abig., Oct. 19, 1778, m. 
David Pool, Ab'n., Sep. 15, 1801. 8. Dr. Joshua, Sep. 15, 
1784, a physician in H. for 40 yrs. ; T. C. from 1824-32 ; and 
an active and useful man. He d. unm., Feb. 28, 1848. 



STURTEVANT. 899 

6. Josh., s. Josh. 8, moved to Sharon, Ct., was a carpenter 
bj trade, and a man of successful enterprise ; m. Ruth Allen, ? 
and had 1. Polly, m. a Colen-.an, and had Fanny , PJdlena, 3Iaria, 
and Polly. 2. Amy, m. a Parsj^ns, and had Polly, Anna, -4w«^, 
and CaroZme. 3. Joshua, m. and had a da. J/arza, and a son, 
•who was drowned. 4. Ruby Ruth A., m. a Hatch, and had 
Ahig-, Jno., Lycl'ia A., and another. 5. Gideon, m. but had no 
ch. 6. Mary A., m. an Everett, and had a son Josh. She is d. 
7. Lydia, m. an Everett, and had Thos., lehahod, Ruby R. A., 
Russell, Ahig., Betsey, and Caroline. 8. Ichabod, m. and had 
Josh., (xideon A., Enoch, ayid Calvin. 9. Abigail? not m. 

Note. The above is from papers left by Dr. Studley. 

7. Gideon, s. Gideon 5, m. Sarah, da. Jno. and Grace Butler, 
of Oakham, Mass., Dec. 17, 1809, lived on Main, near Grove st., 
where his w. d. July 9, 1838, and he Jan. 10, 1850. ch. : 1. 
Ann, July 28, 1810, a school teacher for sev. yrs., m. Caleb Whi- 
ting, May 11, 1852. 2. Gideon, Oct. 19, 1811, a carpenter in 
Ab'n. ; m. Priscilla B. Shaw, and has Crideon, d. ; Jas. B. ; Sa- 
rah A. ; Anna H. ; Alice ; and Crideon. 3. Jno. B., June 27, 
1813, living in H., not m. 4. Jas., Mar. 9, 1815, merchant, in 
Mobile, Ala. 5. Josh., Dec. 5, 1817, living in H., unm. 6. 
Sarah B., Dec. 23, 1819. 7. Geo., Nov. 11, 1822, m. Sarah, 
da. Croel Bonney, H'n., Nov. 28, 1850, and is a shoe m'fr, in 
E. Ab'n. 

STURTEVANT, Rufus M., s. Geo. of Pemb.,b. Feb. 17, 1830, 
m. Rebecca A. Woodman, Mar. 1,1852, lives on Centre st., with 
Seth Harding, and is a shoemaker. No ch. 



400 



SILVESTER. 




SYLVESTER FAMILY. 

Arms : Ar, an oak tree, eradicated, 
vert. 

Crest: A lion's head, erased, vert. 



SYLVESTER, SILVESTER. This name appears to be of 
French origin, and in the French language, sylvestre signifies a tree, 
whence the coat of arms represents an oak tree in the shield, being 
a, pari ant, or speaking coat, descriptive of the name. We find 
the family sett, in Eng. not long after the Conquest, and the an 
cestor probably went over in the army of William, in 1069. JSte- 
phen Silvestre, is named by Fuller, among the gentry of Norfolk.' 
G-ahriel Sylvester, D.D., was Prebend of Weeford, Litchf d., in 
1506 i^ and in 1538, Robert, was Archd'n. of Langtoft, York ;* 
Preb. of York, 1541 ;' and Archd'n. of Nottingham, 'l549.« The 
family is highly respectable in the old country, and is numerously 
represented in the U. States. 

The first of the name in N. Eng., was Richard, who was of 
Wey'h., 163§, and of Scit., 1642, and sett, on the "Two Miles." 
The year in which he came over, and the name of the vessel in 
which he embarked, we have not been able to learn. Settlements 
were made at Wey'h., in 1610, 1624, and 1625. He prob. 
came in the company with Rev. Robert Lenthal, minister of 
Wey'h., and the cause of his coming to Scit., was on acc't. of 
difficulties, arising from his religious opinions." He m. Naomi 



1 Worthies of Eng'd., vol. 2, p. 4 72. ^ Willis' Cathedrals, p. 471. 8 ibjd., 
_ 149. * Ibid., p. 180. 5 ibid, p. 106. « Mather's Magnalia, vol. 1, p. 222. 



SYLVESTER. 401 

Torrey, ab. 1632, and d. in Scit. in 1663. ch. : 1. Lydia, 1633, 
m. Nath'l. Rawlins, Sep. 4, 1652. 2. Jno., 1634, m., ami had 
Sarah, 1671 ; John., 1672 ; Josejjh, 1674, who was of Marsh- 
field, and left ch. ; Samuel, 1676, also of Marshfield ; m., and 
left ch. ; Lydia, 1679. 3. Peter, -1637, d. 1642, being acci- 
dentally shot, on the Sabbath, by the discharge of a gun in his 
father's house. (See Winthrop's Journal, and Deane's Scit.) 
4. Joseph, 1638, 5. Dinah, 1642, prob. d. unm. 6. Elizab , 
1643, m. Jno. Lowell, Jan. 24, 1658, and d. soon after. 7. 
Richard, 1648, was of Milton, 1678, m. Hannah, da. " Old Jas. 
Leonard, of Taunton," and was prob. ancestor of the Sylvesters 
of Norfolk Co. - 8. Naomi, 1649, m. Jno. Lowell, 1666. 9. Is- 
rael, 1651, had a house on the margin of the 2d Herring Brook, 
1670, m., and had Israel, Sep. 23, 1675, who left desc'ts. ; Si- 
lence, IQll ; Richard, 1679, m. and left desc'ts.; io/s, 1680 ; 
3Iartha, 1682 ; 3Iary, 1683 ; Elisha, 1685 ; Peter, 1687, m. 
and left desc'ts., who are in Leicester, Mass., and in N. Hamp- 
shire ; Zebulon, 1689, m. and left desc'ts, ; Barshua, 1692 ; and 
7>e6o.,1696. 10. Hester, 1653, prob. d. unm. 11. Benj.,- 1656, 
m. Lydia Standlake, 1684, and has desc'ts. in Mf'd. 

2. Capt. Joseph, s. Rich'd,, lived where Sam'l. "Waterman's 
house stands, in So. Scit., near Church Hill, and improved the 
farm wh. he purchased of Jno. Whiston, 1664. We have given 
some sketch of his life on p. 22. As a reward for his services in 
the Indian wars, a grant of land was made to him and his com- 
pany, by the Gen'l. Court, which was designed to have been in 
Maine, but which, when the line was run between the Provinces, 
proved to be in N. Hampshire ; and on a repres'n. of these facts 
by Chas. Turner, and others, agents for the claimants, in 1765, 
a new grant was made in Me., on condition that 30 families and 
a minister should be sett., and a meeting-house built, within six 
y'rs. ; and this is now known as the town of Turner, Me,' His 
ch., by w. Mary, were, 1. Joseph, Nov. 11, 1664. 2. Mary, 
Dec. 24, 1666, m. Benj. Curtis, 1689. 3. Naomi, Mar. 5, 1668. 
4. Anna, May 5, 1669. 5. Benj., Dec. 11, 1680. 6. David, 

Ap. 20, 1683. 7. Amos, Nov. 15, 1685. 
• 

1 )VilIiamson's Hist. Me., vol. 2, p. 528-9. 



402 SYLVESTER. 

3. Bcnj., s> Capt. Joseph 2, m. Jerusha Wheatcn, Nov. 16, 
1710^ and had, 1. Benj., Nov. 15, 1711. 2. Ruth, bap. May 8, 
1720, 3. Jas., bap. June 27, 1722, was m., and prob. lived on 
Wash'n., near East st., where remains of an old cellar are yet vis- 
ible, and where his Avid. Sally ^ resided some time after his decease. 
4. Jacob, bap. Oct. 4, 1724, m. Mary Bates, Nov. 5, 1753, and 
d. July 25, 1806, and his wid. Dec. 24, 1811, ae. 86. No ch. 

4. Amos, s. Capt. Joseph 2, m. Elizab. Henchman, Nov. 20, 
1706, who d. Feb. 11, 1762, ae. 77, and he Oct. 23, 1753. His 
house stood on Wash'u. st., near where that of Rob't. Sylvester 
now stands, and was for many years a Tavern stand, kept by his 
widow after his decease. He was Selectman in 1743, and a black- 
smith by trade, his shop standing near the house. When the old 
mansion was torn down, two chairs were preserved, one of wh. is in 
the possession of Rob't, and the other of Michael Sylvester, eh. : 
1. Amos, Sep. 14, 1707. 2. Wm., Feb. 22, 1709., 3. Joseph, Jan. 
9, 1711. 4. Henchman, Dec. 20, 1713, ra. Sarah Stockbridge, 
Feb. 29, 1748, had no ch., d, Ap. 23, 1758, and his wid. m. Wm. 
Norton, bef. 1761. His house stood oppo. his father's, and is now 
occupied by B. F. Burgess. 5. Michael, Oct. 27, 1714 ? 7. 
Nath'l., Ap. 29, 1718. 8. Caleb, Dec. 14, 1719, m. Desire Stet- 
son, Nov. 1, 1750, lived on what is now Main st., whence he mov- 
ed to Townsend, Mass. His ch. were, Desire, 1752, d. 1754 ; 
Caleh, 1754, m. Abig., da. Dr. Jos. Jacobs, and moved to Me. ; 
Desire, 1755; Henchman, 1758, a soldier in the Rev'n ; Lillis T. 
and Grace, 1763 ; Joseph, 1764. 9. Edmund, June 20, 1721. 
10. Mary, Oct. 19, 1723, d. Aug. 28, 1724. 11. Thos., Oct. 
19, 1723, m. Sarah, da. Matt. Estes, who d. June 20, 1794, 
and he Oct. 1, 1760, leaving one son, 3Iatt., bap. Sep. 19, 1760, 
who m. a Josselyn, and d. in Pemb., leaving one da. Marg't., who 
m. Isaac Magoun, Pemb. The father's house stood w*here now 
stands that of Dr. Garratt. 12. Elizab., July 15, 1725. \ 

5. Benj., s. Benj. 3, m. Abig. Buck, July 27, 1737, and d. 
Jan. 24, and his wid., July 29, 1796. Lived back of where Jno. 
Sylvester now resides, on a road long since discontinued, ch. : 
1. Jerusha, Ap. 3, 1738, d. young. 2. Benj., Aug. 21, 1739, 
moved off. 8. Abig., bap. Ap. 8,1742, m. 1, Abnei* House, 



SYLVESTER. 403 

1758, and 2, an Alvord. 4. Sarah, bap. Dec. 18, 1743, m. Wm. 
Norton, Ab'n., 1759. 5. Jerusha, bap. Mar. 31, 1745, d. Jane 
24, 1769. 6. Isaac, bap. Mar. 29, 1747. 7. Mary, bap. July 
17, 1748, m. a Rowland, Kgs'n. 8. Lydia, bap. Aug. 26, 1750, 
m. Jno. Oldham, Pemb, 9. Debo., bap. Dec. 31, 175i, m. Paul 
Webb, Scit., 1787. 10. Obadi., 1755, moved to Ohio, m., and 
it is said had 12 ch., who are in 0. 11. Joel, bap. Aug. 14, 
1757. 12. Cornelius, m. a Sprague, moved to N. Y'k. State, 
and had ch. 

s. Amos 4, m. Patience Palmer, February 7, 1732, and had, 
1. Amos, 1734, m. Desire Rose, Jan. 19, 1757, and had Amos, 
1758; Thomas., 1760; Jacob, 1762, d. 1765; John, 1765; 
Desire H., 1767 ; and Eannah, 1769. 2. Abner, Ap. 23, 1738, 
m. Susanna Stetson, Dec. 3, 1761, and prob. moved off. 3. Job' 
1742, m. and had Joh, m. Lydia Philips, 1790; Boland, of Dur- 
ham, Me. ; and Josefh, m. Kuth Estes, and is of Durham, Me. 

s. Amos 4, appears to 

as we often find his name attached to deeds, and other instru- 
ments. By w. Mary, he had, 1. Wm., 1737. 2. Chas., 1739. 
3. Mary, July 30, 1741. 4. Elijah, July 13, 1744. 5. Isaac 
June 27, 1746. 6. Hannah, Nov. 11, 1748. 7. Debo., 1751. 
After this date, the family disappears, and we find no further 
record of it. 



LK^ ~t have been a man of 

some note in his day, 



y-7 

/%f^ " y ., /•-■'' // ^ -^ — ^ s. Amos ^. 



Amos 4, m. 

da. 

Captain Thos^ 

Bardin, Nov. 12, 1741, who d. Oct^9,.1755 ; and 2, Ruth Tur- 
ner, Jan. 17, 1760 ; and d. Nov. 12, 1798, ae. 84, and his wid., 
Oct. 31, 1806, ae. 70. Lived on his father's place, ch. : 1. 
Bardin, d. Feb. 15, 1746. 2. Mary, bap. Mar. 12, 1745, d. 
Mar.' 18, 1746. 3. Michal, bap. Nov. 9, 1755, m. Cornel Tur- 
ner, Dec. 8, 1768, and moved to Ide7~"4. Bardin, bap. Nov. 9» 



404 SYLVESTER. 

1755. 5. Michael, bap. Nov. 9, 1755. 6. Mary, bap. Nov. 9, 
1755, m. Chas. Tolman, May 19, 1774. (By 2d,) 7. Batli- 
shua, bap. Feb. 13, 1761, d. June 4, 1768. 8. Robt., bap. 
Oct. 19, 1766, d. June 4, 1768. 9. Lucinda, bap. Ap. 10, 
1768, m. Benj. Bass, Dec. 4, 1794. 10. Juliette, bap. Ap. 8, 
1770, d..unm., Dec. 27, 1842. 11. Robert, bap. Aug. 9, 1772. 

Ax . O y? jL- s. Amos 4, known as 

'^.{^l^/AlQ.'^yiJ^c/y'^^'/^ Sylvester," 

^ a shipwright by trade, 

lived where Rufus Farnum now resides, m. 1, Sage, da. Capt. 
Thos. Bardin, Jan. 26, 1743, and 2d, Sarah Bates, who d. July 
8, 1775, and he, Feb. 21, 1781. He was Selectman from 1765 
-67, and from 1772-74. ch.: 1. Nath'l., m. Sarah, da. Galen 
Clapp, was a shipbuilder; Selectman from 1794-96 ; and moved 
to Winchendon, Mass. His ch. were, Polly, Lucy, Joanna, Pa- 
tience, Ruth, and Bardin. 2. Lydia, m. Thos. Barstow. 3. Sa- 
rah, m. a Hill, and d. Mar. 18, 1818 ? 4. Elijah, Nov. 24, 
1767. 5. Sage, m. Prince Stetson. 

10. Edmund, s. Amos 4, m. Elizab., da. Rev. Benj. Bass, 
Jan. 30, 1752, and d. Sep. 20, 1783, ae. 51, and his wid. Sep. 
18, 1784, ae. 50. Lived for a time on Elm st., where Josh. Stet- 
son resides, and afterwards in the house of his brother Hench- 
man, ch. : 1. Edmund, 1753, d. June 16, 1757. 2. EHzab., 
1755, d. March 10, 1840. 3. Ohve, 1757, d. Dec. 16, 1782. 
4. Molly G., 1758, d. June 12, 1784. 5. Bethiah, 1760, d. 
Jan. 12, 1792. 6. Edmund, 1763, d. unm. in Mar. 1829. 7. 

1765, a cabinet-maker 

by trade, and d. unm. 

May 11, 1849. 8. 

Christopher., 1768, d. 
Nov. 13, 1789. 9. Lucy, 1771, d. Feb. 3, 1773. 10. Lucy, 
1773, d. Oct. 9, 1786. No desc'ts. are left of this family, and 
the property passed into the hands of the desc'ts. of Michael. 

11 //v^V^ t/L^C-^^^^^^- ^^^J- ^' ™- ^^''^^' Damon, 
' y-^ ^ who d. Sep. 10, 1820, and 

^ " he in 1835. Lived in his 

father's house for a time, and finally built on Broadway, where 




^^ 



SYLVESTER. 405 

his son Jno. now resides. A vie\Y of his house is here presented, 
eh.: 1. Benj., Aug. 19, 1789, a mariner ; not m. 2. Joseph, 
Jan. 27, 1792, m. 1, Elizab. B. Silvester, and 2, Hannah M. 
Stetson; lives on Broadway, is a mf'r. of soap, and has Joseph 
JB., m. Lucj W., da. Wm. Church, Feb. 8, 1847, is an anchor- 
smith, and lives on Broadway. 3. Sarah, June 11, 1794, m. 
Turner Stetson, Mar. 3, 1822, and is in Mich'n. 4. Isaac, bap. 
Dec. 25, d. Dec. 30, 1797. 5. Jno., July 8, 1798, the present 
proprietor of Sylvester's Forge, and junior partner of the firm of 
Jno. Taggart and Co., Bos'n., importers and dealers in iron and 
steel ; (see p. 140,) m. Lucy J. Bonney, in Nov. 1824, lives in 
the house built by his father, (see vieiv^^ and has Sarah J., Sep. 
27, 1830 ; Benj. F., June 29, 1833 ; Laura A., Mar. 16, 1835 ; 
Jno. U., July 24, 1839 ; Lucy A., Aug. 25, 1840 ; and Amelia 
F., June 3, 1843. 

12. Bob't., s. Michael 8, m. Lucy Bailey, Jan. 14, 1773, and 
built and occupied the house in wh. Wm. Dawes resides, until his 
father's decease, and then tore down the old family homestead, 
and built the house in wh. liis son Rob't. now lives. He d. Aug. 
17, 1807, and his wid. Oct. 7, 1840. ch. : 1. Lucy B., Sep. 
1, 1797, m. Wm. Church, July 29, 1821. 2. Rebecca E., Nov. 
27, 1799, m. Benj. C. Pratt, Dec. 5, 1819, and d. Dec. 1, 1847. 
3. Michael, May 5, 1802. 4. Robert, Oct. 19, 1805. 5. Sa- 
rah E., Mar. 21, 1808, m. Sam'l. Church, Dec. 14, 1828, and 
d. Dec. 28, 1850. 

13. Elijah, s. Nath'l. 9, m. 1, Elizab. Briggs, Oct. 13, 17»1, 
who d. Jan. 23, 1792 ; and 2, Mary Bobbins, Dec. 19, 1793 ; 
and d. Dec. 28, 1828, and his wid. June 26, 1829. He was a 
shipwright by trade, and Owned a farm in H., which was con- 
ducted with neatness and skill, ch. : 1. Elijah, Nov. 22, 1794, 
m. Lucy Taylor, June 25, 1823, lived on Broadway, and d. in 
June, 1852, leaving ch., 3fari/ T., Aug. 13, 1824, m. Lebbeus 
Stockbridge, jr., June 24, 1849; Mijah W., Aug. 15, 1828, m. 
Christiana M. Bonney, Nov. 27, 1851 ; Luci/ P., Feb. 26, 1831, 
d. Oct. 14, 1833; Flizab. B., Dec. 28, 1836; and Geo. F., 
Oct. 24, 1839. 2. Elizab. B., May 2, 1798, m. Joseph Sylves- 
ter, Nov. 26, 1818, and d. July 16, 1840. 



406 



SYLVESTER. 



14. Michael, s. Rob't. 12, m. 1, Martha Reed, of Ab'n., Dec- 
3, 1824, who d. Jan. 18, 1831; and 2, Sarah, da. Lem'l. Cur- 
tis, May 29, 1S33, and lives on Wash'n. st,, near his bro. Rob- 
ert. A view of his residence is annexed, ch. : 1. Michael R., 
June 24, 1825, m. Emily S. Spear, of Bos'n., July 3, 1849, who 
d. Sep. 21, 1851, and an inf. with her. 2. Edmund Q., Ap. 29, 
1827. Not m., — the present owner of the David Stockbridge 
estate. (By 2d,) 3. Martha R., Dec. 20, 1839. 4. Lem'l. C, 
May 14, 1842. 5. Lydia, June 12, 1845. 




KESIDENCE OF MICHAEL SYLVESTER. 



15. Robert, s. Rob't. 12, m. Sarah, da. Loamaai Burgess, 
of Harvard, Mass., Nov. 28, 1828, and lives on Wash'n. st., in 
the house built by his father, a view of which is annexed, ch. : 
1. Loammi B., Mar. 18, 1832. 2. Susanna F., Ap. 5, 1834. 
3. Belcher, May 26, 1837, d. July 21, 1838. 4. Elizab. B., 
July 5, 1839. 5. Sarah E., Sep. 1^ 1843. 6. Juletta, Ap. 14^ 
1845. 7. Robert, June 20, 1847. 



SYLVESTER. 



407 






RESIDENCE OF MR. ROBERT SYLVESTER. 

16. Jona., of Mfd., a desc't. of Rich'd. of Scit., was ra. and 
had, 1. Jona., m. 1, Rebecca Laplian, and 2, Ruth Jones, and 
had Tabitha ; Lutlier, 1802 ; Rebecca, 1803, d. young. ? ; Ra- 
chel a, 1812. 2. Jas. 3. Deborah. 4. Molly. 5. Tabitha. 
6. Eben'r., of Me. 7. Lydia, m. a Hall. 

17. Jas., s. Jona. 16, m. Sarah Osborn, and was drowned in 
crossing N. River bar, with two others, Andrew Keen and Peter 
Rogers, in returning from a fishing voyage. The bodies were 
found, and int. in Mf'd. His wid. m. 2, Joseph D. Ramsdcll, 
and 3, Thos. Perry, and d. Aug. 20, 1847, ae. 84. ch. : 1. An- 
thony, Oct. 27, 1787. 2. Joseph, Oct. 27, 1788, m. wid. Elizab. 
T. Pratt, Ap. 2, 1815, Uves at the corner of East st., and has 
one son, Wm. T., Feb. 19, 1816, lives in So. Scit., m. Betsey 
Kendar, and has Wm. K. 3. Thos. 0., m. Lucy Walker, of 
Mf'd., is a blacksmith by trade, lives in Quincy, and has Roxanay 
m. Hatch Carver, Mf d. ; Debo., m. Geo. Hunt, baker, of H'm. ; 
3Iary ; Sarah;* and Marcia. 4. James, m. Betsey Young, and 
d. leaving ch. : Jas., Jno., Francis, and Elizabeth. 5. Wm., 
d. ae. 19. 

18. Anthony, s. Jas. 17, m. Nancy Taylor, Jan. 1812, lived 
on Broadway, and d. in 1852, ae. 64. ch. : 1. Sarah, Feb, 1, 



408 TAYLOR — THAYER — THOMAS. 

1813, m. Otis Sampson, Nov. 4, 1833. 2. Robert., Oct. 17, 

1814, a shipwright by trade, m. 1, Hannah Sturgis, Sep. 11, 
183G, and 2, Martha A. Coates, in 1852, lives in his father's 
house, and has G-eo. W., 1837, and Helen M, 1839. 3. Almira 
J., Sep. 26, 1816, m. Jno. C. Damon, of Quincj, May 1, 1836. 

4. Marj, July 1, 1818, m. Thos. 0. Bates, jr., Dec. 11, 1836. 

5. Horace, Sep. 16, 1820, m. Mary P. Holmes, Ap. 30, 1845, 
and is a mai'iner. 6. Jas., Dec. 27, 1822, in S. America. 7. 
Lydia A., Mar. 27, 1825, m. Austin Damon, July 11, 1841, 
who resides at the Coi-ners, and is a blacksmith, with Mr. War- 
ren Wright. 8. Nancy, June 18, 1827, m. Jno. Tower, Ap. 26, 
1846. 9. Elizab. T., May 29, 1830, m. Thos. T. Lathrop, Jan. 
31, 1847, and lives in Va. 10. Helen M., July 29, 1836, d. 
Feb. 9, 1837. 

TAYLOR, Edwin P., s. Wm., of Pemb., b. June, 1826, a 
young man of fine promise, resides in H., and works at Mr. S. 
Josselyn's shoe mf'y. Not m. 

THAYER, Eben'r.^ s. Barnabas, of Wey'h., and a desc't. of 
Richard, of Bos'n., 1640, and aft. of Braintree, m. Mary J., da. 
Shuble Munroe, Ap. 3, 1819, and lives on Centre st., near the 
site of the old Robert Stetson house. A shoemaker, ch. : 1. 
Martin C, Dec. 25, 1823. 2. Cha's. E., July 25, 1826, m. 
Mary D., da. Silas HoUis, Aug. 13, 1848, lives oppo. his fa., in 
the house built for him in 1851-2, and has Cha's. IF., Feb. 9, 
1849 ; and 31ary A., Mar. 5, 1851. 

THOMAS, Charles, of Georgetown, Mass., m. 1, Martha 
McFadden, and 2, Sarah B. Damon, lived on Main st., and d. 
Nov. 7, 1847, ae. 56. ch. : 1. Jas., is m., and lives in Me. 
2. Jno., d. at sea. 3. Mary, m. Isaac Packard. 4. Nancy, m. 
Sidney Everson, Kgs'n. He is d. 5. Cha's., Nov. 1821, m. 
Mary Vining,' lives on Main st., and has Alonzo, Nov. 1850. 

6. David, m. Maria F. EameS, Mf'd., lives in E. !A.b'n., and has 
Izora F., 1850. (By 2d,) 7. Joseph. 8. Levi. 9. Martha. 
10. Alpheus. 11. Ira, May, 1839. 12. Sarah, Mar. 16, 1842. 




THOMPSON — TILDEN. 409 

THOMPSON, Wm. E., s. Andrew, (and a desc't. of Jno., of 
Wales, who landed at Plj'li., 1622,) m. Eliza N. Gardner, Ap. 
1841, lives on Whiting st., and has, 1. Mary E., Mar. 4, 1842. 
2. Wm. F., Jan. IC, 1846. 3. Rufus D., Dec. 19, 1848. 4. 
Jas. F., Oct. 15, 1851. 

2. Lyman, s. Francis, of Nelson, N. H., b. May 2, 1817, ra. 
Barshaway, da. Luther Curtis, Jan. 1, 1853, and Hves on Silver 
St., near his wife's mother. 

3. Francis, bro. Lyman, b. June 28, 1823, m. Dorlisca Vini- 
ca, of Midd'o., Jan. 1, 1843, live& in the house built by his bro., 
on Silver street, and has, 1. Dorlisca A. 2. EHzab, R. 3. 
Francis G. 4. Eliza V. 

Lieut. Job, a desc't. 
of Elder Nathl, of 
■ Scituate, m. Elizab. 
Vinal, and lived on Winter st., where, for many years, he kept a 
tavern. His bro. Jno., had previously occupied the same house, 
— part of which is still standing, — but on the marriage of Job, 
who had been fitted for Coll., and who m. against the wishes of 
his parents, at the early age of 17, he was sent to H., and Jno. 
returned to Scit. Job was a Lieut, in the Rev'n., and was a man 
of active habits, and good education. He d. Jan. 22, 1809, ae. 
83, and his w. Mar. 2,1799. ch.: 1. Sarah, 1746, d. 1751. 
2. Betty, 1748, m. Dan'l. Barstow, July 4, 1771. 3. Nath'l., 
1750, d. 1821. 4. Sarah, 1753, d. 1808. 5. Job, 1757. 

2. Job, s. Job, m, Lydia Jackson, Scit., lived in his father's 
house, and there d. Sep. 27, 1820, and his wid., Aug. 23, 1848, 
ae. 88. He was out in the Rev'n., and his wid. drew a pension 
in her latter years, ch. : 1. Betty, 1786, m. John Gardner, 
Bridg'r., July 27, 1806. 2. Job, 1789, d. 1806. 3. Lydia, m. 
Enos Bates, and d. in 1852. 4. Polly, July 3, 1791, m. Jno. 
Tribou, Oct. 13, 1810. 5. Debo., Sep. 29, 1793, m. EHas Bar- 
rell, Bridg'r., Nov. 21, 1813, and has a da. Beho. Uving in H. 
6. Sally, July 9, 1797, living unra. on her father's place. There 
was another son, Joseph, drowned at the age of 25. 

26 



410 TORRET — TOWER — TRIBOU. 

TORREY, a name once common in H., but no^Y extinct in the 
male line. The families sett, mostly on Winter st. Benj. D., s. 
Caleb, of Midcl'o., b. November 16, 1796, m. Lovisa, da., Adam 
Perry, Mar, 30, 1818, was a watchmalcer by trade, and lived on 
Circuit St., in the house built by himself, Avhere he d. July 18, 
1843, ae. 47. "His wid. survives, ch. : 1. Lovisa P., May 25, 
1818, m. Martin White, Mf d. 2. Janet, Ap. 10, 1823, m.'Wm. 
F. Tribou, of H. 3. Eliza M., April 16, 1825, m. Cyrus A. 
Willis. 4. Martin S., May 26, 1827, m. Caroline F. Soule, May 
8, 1846, had Caro, S., Mar. 22, 1847, and d. Mar. 24, 1848, 
and his wid. m. Spencer Binney. 5. Charlotte B., Oct. 3, 1827,' 
m. W. G. Perry.; 6. Marietta, Aug. 4, 1831, m. Warren Estes, 
1852. 7. Sarali* J., Dec. 14,1833, m. Sylvanus Whiting, jr., 
1852. 8. Wm. D., 1835. 9. Leander, Mar. 31, 1838. 

TOWER, David, b. July 1786, s. Jas., (and a desc't. of Jno., 
of H'm., who m. Marg't. Ibrook, 1639,) m. Patience Palmer, Aug. 

1811, lives on Spring st., is a shoemaker, and has, 1. Patience, 

1812, d. 1817. 2. Jane, 1813, m. Jno. S. Tower, and d. Aug. 

22, 1849. 3. Jno,, July 1817, d. young. 4. David, Ap. 3, 
1818. 5. Patience, June 29, 1821, m. Henry S. Hollis, Wey'h. 
6. Jno,, July 14, 1824, m. Nancy Sylvester, lives on Broadway, 
and has Horace &, May 11, 1847 ; and Jno. F., Nov. 15, 1849. 
Lost 2 ch., d. young, 7. Reuben, Ap. 17, 1828, of H'n. 8. 
Mahala, June 29, 1831, m. Francis Cobbin, Nov. 23, 1851, and 
lives in H. 

^ ' b. Feb. 26, 1788, s. Wm., 

^r^^^-^ ^ ^^ who sett, in Bridg'r., in 

^^ 1745, m. Mary, da. Job 

Tilden, and lived at the corner of Centre street, and Broadway, 
where he d. Oct. 17, 1848. His wid. survives, ch. : 1. Mary 
A., Nov. 16, 1811, m. Sam'l. S. Turner, Oct. 28, 1832. 2. 
Jno. T., Feb. 3, 1814, m. Mehssa B., da. Capt. Thos. M. Bates, 
Oct. 16, 1835, lives at the corner of Winter and Circuit sts., is a 
shoemaker, and has, Andrew T., Sep. 27, 1837 ; 3Iarj/ J., Mar. 

23, 1839 ; Ann A., Oct. 24, 1844 ; and 3Iaria JE., May 12, | 



TUBES — TURNER. 411 

1847. 3. Levi W., Mar. 22, 1816, m. Lucinda White, Dec. 
1840, lives with his mo., and has Oorrissand W., Oct. 1841. 4. 
Wm. F., July 27, 1819, m. Jennet Torrej, Feb. 2, 1840, lives 
on Summer St., is a shoemaker, and has Ellen M., Oct, 1842 ; 
Wm. H., Nov. 16, 1846 ; Walter S., July 29, 1848, d. Ap. 4, 
1850 ; 3fari/ H., May 19, 1850, d. May 31,4851 ; and Laura 
J:, Mar. 30, 1852.. 5. Walter S., Jan. 8, 1822, went to sea, 
and is prob. d. 6. Emeline H., May 2, 1824, m. Seth Pratt, 
H'n. 7. Sarah J., June 7, 1827, m. Rufus T. Estes, of E. Ab'n., 
and d. Dec. 28, 1850. 8. Cynthia J., Sep. 21, 1829, m. Seth 
W. Harding, and lives in H. 

TUBBS^ Joseph, b. Ap. 14, 1770, s. Joseph, of Pemb., (and a 
desc't. of Wm., of Duxbury, 1637,) m. Lucy Stetson, Oct. 13, 
1797, and lives on Winter st., in the old Torrey house, ch. : 1. 
Eunice W.", Feb. 8, 1798. 2. Mary B., October. 22, 1800. 3. 
Harriet, Oct. 21, 1802, m. Cornelius White. 4. Lucy, Dec. 24, 
1804, m. Seth Randall, Dux'y. 5. Temperance, Feb. 20, 1807, 
m. Paul Bates. 6. Joseph, May 9, 1809, Hving unm., -with his 
fa. 7. Betsey C, July 1, 1811, m. Prescott Latlirop, E. Wey'h., 
and is d. 

TURNER, an ancient family, of Norman French origin, which 
appears in Eng'd. as early as 1067, the date of the Norman Con- 
quest, when " Le sire de Tourneur," accompanied King Wm. in 
his expedition. (N. E. Gen. Reg.', vol. 2, p. 33.) There are 
various coats of arms, belonging to different branches, in most of 
which, the mill-rhid, so called, is a distinguishing feature. Burke 
gives the names of 35 families, to whom coats of arms have been 
granted, and these have produced many eminent men, distinguish- 
ed in historical, and literary annals. Several families appear 
early in N. Eng'd., among whom are, Humphrey, of Scit., the 
" tanner," who arrived with his family in Plym'h., in 1628, had a 
house lot assigned him in 1629, and erected a house, in which he 
prob. lived in 1633. (Deane.) He is the ancestor of most of 
the Turners in Plym'h. Co., though there have been some in H. 
descended from Thos., of H'm., 1637, whose son Thos. .was in 



412 TURNER. 

Scit, 1680. As several sketches of the Turner family have al- 
ready been published to the world, and the number who have sett. 
in H. is comparatively small, we do not deem it necessary to enter 
at large into its history here, and shall confine ourselves, there- 
fore, principally to those that have sett, in H. We need only 
say, byway of inlroduction, that Humphrey, of Scit., had Jno., 
who was fa. of Amos, and Jona. ; and Amos was fa. of Ezekiel, of 
H., and Jona. was fa. of Isaac, and he, of Wait and Jona., of H. 
Daniel, another son of Humphrey, had Amasa, and Abner; 
and Amasa was fa. of Amasa and Eliab, of H., and Abner was 
fa. of Abner, of H. Thos., of H'm., had Thos , of Scit, and 
he was fa. of Caleb, and he, of Caleb and Marlboro, of H. The 
descendants of these families are given in the following sketch : 

2. Ezek'l., s. Amos, and gr. gr. s. I. Humphrey, m. 1, Bath- 
sheba Stockbridge, who d. July 14, 1781 ; and 2, Ruth Randall, 
June 17, 1736 ; and d. Aug. 10, 1773, and his wid. May 25. 
1805, ae. 86. He was Selectman from 1742-55, from 1762-67, 
and for 1772 ; and Rep. in 1761, and '67. ch. : 1. Mary, June 
4, 1729, m. Wm. Torrey. 2. Debo., June 24, 1731, m. Free- 
dom Chamberlain. 3. Ruth, Ap. 12, 1737, m. Michael Sylves- 
ter, Jan. 17, 1760. 4. Bathsheba, Ap. 9, 1739, ra. Jno. Hatch, 
1760. 5. Ezekiel, July 18, d. Oct. 18, 1740. 6. Amos, July 
16, 1741. 7. Elizab., Mar. 30, 1743, m. Thos. Collamore, Scit., 
Jan. 23, 1766. 8. Abig., Ap. 9, 1744, m. Stephen Bailey. 

3. Wait, or Waitstill, s. Isaac, and gr. gr. gr. s. Hum- 
phrey, lived near where the wid. of Thos. M. Jacobs resides, in 
Snappet, and m. Mary Staples, who d. July 15, 1768, and he 
Oct. 25, 1815, ae. 93. ch. ; 1. Elisha, Mar. 15, 1762, prob. d. 
young. 2. Mary, bap. Oct. 6, 1764. 3. Hannah, July 23, 
1765, d. young. 4. Hannah, bap. Dec. 14, 1766. 

4. Jona., s. Isaac, and gr. gr. gr. s. Humphrey, m. Abig. 
Stockbridge, and, it is said, lived on Curtis, now Main st., where 
his w. d. May 13, 1756. We find no dates of birth of his ch. on 
the Recs. of H., but their names, as given in the Turner Geneal- 
ogy, were, 1. Asa, Feb. 20, 1743, m. Abig. Mann, June 30, 
1771, and moved to Me., where he d. Aug. 25, 1821, ae. 78, 
and his wid. Ap. 16, 1853, ae. 72. He has many desct's. in 



TURNER. 413 

Mc, residing principally in Orland, and Norridgewock. 2. Reu- 
ben, a shipmaster, was m., but had no ch., and, it is said, was 
lost at sea. 3. Ljdia. 4. Calvin, moved to Me., m., and d. 
there. 5. Isaac. 6. Susanna, m. a McGraw, and lived in Dur- 
ham, Me. 7. Persia, m. a McGraw, his 2d w. 8. Ruth, m. 
Abel Curtis. 9. Luther, 1760. 10. Seth. U. Philip. 

5. Amasa, s. Amasa, and gr. gr.s. Humphrey, m. Elizab. , 

and was recom. to the Ch. in Lancaster, in 1748, whither he 
moved, with his family, ch. : 1. Elizab., June 4, 1729. 2. 
Hannah, Ap. 28, 1731. 3. Ichabod, Mar. 3, 1732-3. 4. Zil- 
pha, Dec. 30, 1734. 5. Nathl., Jan. 31, 1736-7. 6. Lemuel, 
July 10, 1738. 7. Ezra, July 22, 1740. 8. Joseph, bap. July 
31, 1743. 9. Lurana, bap. Sep. 6, 1747. 10. Amasa, bap. 
Sep. 6, 1749. 

6. Eliab, s. Amasa, and gr. gr. s. Humphrey, m. Martha 
Barstow, May 12, 1731, and had, I.David, Oct. 9, 1732. 2. 
A son. Fob. 3, 1735. 3. A ch., Jan. 12, 1738. 4. A ch., Mar. 

4, 1740. 

7. Abner, s. Abner, and gr. gr. s. Humphrey, m. Mary 
Munroe, Oct. 13, 1740, and had, 1. Naomi, Aug. 3, d. Aug. 
22, 1741. 2. Abner, Oct. 14, 1742. 3. Mary, Mar. 1, 1744, 
m. Elij. Cushing, Pemb., Jan. 18, 1768. 

8. Caleb, a. Caleb, and gr. gr. s. Thomas, of H'm., m. 
Ruth Barker, was a shipwright by trade, and d. Ap. 12, 1767, 
and his wid. Nov. 8, 1768. ch. : 1. Lucinda, Sep. 27, 1740. 
2. Cornelius, May 5, 1742, m. 1, Michal Sylvester, Dec. 8, 1768 ; 
and 2d, a Soule. 3. Briggs, Feb. 9, 1744, m. Mary Gardner, 
of Gardiner, Me. 4. Caleb, Aug. 8, 1746, m. Peggy McCow- 
an ? of Me. 5. Ruth, Oct. 10, 1748, m. Atherton Wales, Ap. 

5, 1768. 6. Alexander, Aug. 1, 1750, m. Sarah Soule, Waldo- 
boro', Me. 7. Barker, Oct. 21, 1752, d. unm. 8. Robert, Feb. 
1, 1756, m. a Rhodes, of Bristol, Me. 

9. Capt. Marlboro, s. Caleb, and gr. gr. s. Thos., of H'm., 
m. 1, Mary Curtis, Nov. 26, 1753, who d. Oct. 3, 1776 ; and 
2d, Abig. Curtis, Jan. 1, 1777 ; and was a Capt. in the Rev'n., 
and a valuable man in his day. ch. : 1. Marlboro, bap. July 30, 
1757, m. Dcbo. Stockbridge, Jan. 7, 1790. • 2. Nabby, bap. 



414 TURNER. 

July 30, 1757, in. Joseph Bicknell, jr., Ab'n., Nov. 8, 1775, and 
moved to Lunenburg. 3. Melzar, bap. Ap. 17, 17G2, d. Ap. 20, 
1763. 4. Joseph, bap. Sep. 1, 1765, moved to Luri'bg. 5. Lj- 
dia S., bap. Sep. 1, 1765. 6. Mollj, Oct. 30, 1768, m. John 
Jones, Lmi'bg., Feb. 9, 1792. 

10. Col. Amos, s. Ezek'l. 2, m. 1, Betsey Perry, Feb. 14, 
1771, who d. Dec. 30, 1815 ; and 2, Mary R. Stetson, Oct. 27, 
1816, and d. Mar. 14, 1822, ae. 81. He was Selectman in 

1775, and was an officer in the Rev'n. ch. : 1. Betsey, 1772, 
m. Dan'l. Keen, Pemb. 2. Ruth, 1774, d. 1775. 3. Ezet']., 

1776, m. Lydia Stetson, Feb. 28, 1799, who d. July 15, 1819, 
and had Harriet, 1800, m. Juo. Mann ; Wm., 1801, d. 1824, 
leaving one ch. ; Uzk'l., 1804, (m. 1, Priscilla Josselyn, 2, 
Nancy Turner ? and 3, wid. Mary Bowen, and has Sarah R., 
1821, Priscilla J., 1823, Cath. P., 1825, Ezek'l. T., 1833, Ma- 
ria J., 1839, a ch. b. 1841, Chas. H., 1844, and Jno. A., 1848 ;) 
Lydia S., 1807 ; and Saml. S., (a housewright in H., m. Mary 
A. Tribou, Oct. 28, 1832, lives on Centre st., and has Saml. N., 
Aug. 16, 1834; Geo. G., Oct. 9, 1837, d. Oct. 8, 1838; Chas. 
E., May 23, 1839 ; Julia A., Oct. 25, 1842 ; Jane G., Sep. 22, 
1844; and Walter, Ap. 27,1847.) 4. Amos, ra. Mary Reed, 
and had Mary R., 1803 ; Alice, 1805 ; Clarissa, 1808 ; and Da- 
vid It., 1811. 5. Ruth, 1784, m. Saml. House, and is d. 6. 
Seth, 1786, m. Priscilla Beal, and had Seth, 1811, of Bridg'r., 
m. Debo. House ; Nathan, 1814; Priscilla P., 1817, d. 1818 ; 
Priscilla; Noah. 7. Wm., bap. and d. 1787. 

11. Isaac, s. Jona. 4, m. 1, Mary, da.'Wm. Whiting, Dec. 10, 
1T78, who d. ab. 1795 ; 2, Rebecca, da. Wm. Curtis, Aug. 28, 
1795 ; and 3, Esther Spaulding, of Townsend, and, it is said, d. 
in Vt., being killed by falling from a load of hay, and striking on 
a stake, which pierced his body. ch. : 1. Isaac, m. Abig. Whi- 
ting ? 2. Priscilla, 1786, d. 1792. 3. Mary, Oct. 1794, m. 
Isaac Withington, Dorch'r., Dec. 15, 1799. 4. Avis, 17. 2. 5. 
Betsey, 1784, m. Peter Hobart, Bos'n. 6. Sylvia, 1790, d. 

1801. 7. Wm., m. Sally Gowen, and is d. 8. Saml., d. 



VINAL — VINTNG. 415 

^ r'-^^-^ z"*"^^' Jo°^- 4, m. Grace, 

,^^ / was a baker bj trade, 

and spent most of his life in mechanical employments ; lived in H., 
and in Scit. ; and d. in H., Oct. 14, 1839, ae. 80, and his wid. 
June 8, 1842. ch. : 1. Grace, Mar. 24, 1784, m. Joseph Foster, 
Julv, 1808. 2. Jane, 1791, m. David Hazen, of Vt., and is d. 
3. Avis, 1793, m. Wm. Lapham, of Scit., and has one son, Wm. 
T., of Scit. 4. Luther, 1800, m. wid. Lucinda Whitney, and has 
(7eo., of Ab'n., m. Rachel Bennett, and has ch. : Mary F.^ of 
Ab'n. ; and Luther, of A., m. a Stoddard, and has ch. 5. Geo. 
W., Ap. 10, 1805, m. Avis, da. Wm. Whiting, Oct. 22, 1829, 
lives on Whiting st., and has Avis H., Aug. 8, 1830, m. Phineas 
P. Peterson, July 4, 1848 ; and 31ary E., b. Mar. 8, d. Oct. 31, 
1832. 

VINAL, Joseph, s. Seth, of Scit., m. Sophia Darling, in April, 
1848, lives on Pleasant st., and has Florence E., April 23, 1851, 
Mr. V. is a descendant of the widow Anna Vinal, who, with her 
sons, Stephen and John, and her daughter Martha, were in Scit. 
in 1G36, and from whom, probably, most of the name of Yinal in 
New England are descended. 

VINING, David, b. Dec. 27, 1797, s. Ebed, of Ab'n., and a 
desc't. of the Yinings, who were early of Wey'h., m. 1, Mary 
Curtis, Nov. 8, 1821, who d. Feb. 18, 1826, ae. 30 ; and 2, Mar- 
tha Briggs, May 4, 1828 ; lives on Main st. ; is a shoemaker ; 
and has, 1. Mary S., July 29, 1822, m. Chas. Thomas. 2. Da- 
vid, Ap. 7, 1824, m. Cynthia Cobb, and lives in Midd'o. 3. 
Martha A., Feb. 23, 1829. 4. Israel L., Oct. 8, 1830, m. Nancy 
L. Matthews, Nov. 12, 1851. 5. Hannah B., Sep. 5, 1835. 
6. Chas. C, Dec. 7, 1838. 7. Asaph D., Aug. 1, 1842. 

2. Joseph, s. Ebed., of Ab'n., m. Hannah, da. Caleb Gardner, 
1816, lives at the corner of North and Whiting sts., is a shoe- 
maker, and has, 1. Hannah, Oct., 1817, m. Paul W. Hannam, E. 
Ab'n. 2. Abig., Nov. 1819, m. Caleb K. Gilman. 3. Julia A., 
Aug. 24, 1821, m. Joseph Dill, E. Ab'n. 4. Lucinda, Jan. 22, 



416 WADE — WARDROBE — WHITE. 

1823, m. Isa. Gardner, of S. H'm. 5. Marietta, July 29, 1826, 
m. Ilarvej C. Burrill, E. Ab'n. 6. Joseph, Mar. 24, 1828. 7. 
Levi L., Nov. 17, 1832. 8. Wm. H., May 24, 1840. 

o. Judson, s. Ebed, of Ab'n., b. Mar. 15, 1804, m. Sarah 
W. Briggs, Ap. 26, 1826, lives on Main st., is a shoemaker, and 
lias, 1. Wm. J., Ap. 2, 1826, m. Mercy T., da. Capt. Thos. M. 
Bates, Mar. 15, 1849, lives on King street, and has Georgiana, 
July 15, 1850. 2. Sally B., Oct. 5, 1831. 3. Thos. J., June 
10, 1828. 4. Lydia S., Oct. 22, 1834. 

WADE, Isaac, s. Isaac, and w. Lucy (Harding, m. May 23, 
1776,) lives in H., on Main st.,is a farmer, m. Debo. Curtis, and 
has, 1. Lucy, Dec. 3, 1798, m. David Damon, Aug. 8, 1821, and 
lives in So. Scit. 2. Debo., Aug. 17, 1800, m. Jno. Damon, and 
d. July 3, 1849. 3. Louisa, Dec. 29, 1802, m. Andrew Gard- 
ner, H'm. 4. Maria, June 30, 1804, m. Thos. Wade, Bridg'r., 
5. Sarah, Sep. 15, 1807, d. Ap. 15, 1827. 6. Matilda H., July 
8, 1810, m. 1, Joseph Gushing, Ap. 10, 1835 ; and 2, Jno. C. 
Perkins. 7. Isaac, Ap. 15, 1813, m. Harriet Newell, Bos'n., had 
1 ch., who d., and he has not been heard from for sev. years. 8. 
Mary, Oct. 4, 1816, m. Lewis Orcutt, Ab'n. 9. Dorcas, Jan. 31, 
1820, m. Minot Wales, Ab'n., and d. ab. 1844. 10. Henry W., 
m. Maria Wilbur, hves in N. Bridg'r., and has 3 ch. 11. Sarah, 
June, 1830. 

WARDROBE, Dan'l., b. in Ports'h., N. H., 1789, m. Orpha 
Morse, lived in H., on Main st., and had, 1. Dan'l., in Canada. 
2. Walter W., Ap. 1822, m. Sarah J. Curtis, Mar. 12, 1848, 
lives on Main st., and has JElla, Jan. 9, 1849 ; and another ch., 
b. June 11. 1851. 3. Erastus H., m. Lydia Curtis, is now in 
Cal'a., and has Herbert U., June 25, 1849. 4. Reuben L., in 
Cal'a. 5. Sam'l. 6. Julia. 

WHITE, Wm., with his w., and 5 ch., came to N. Eng. in the 
Mayflower, in 1620. Their s. Peregrine, was b. before the land- 
ing- The fa. d. the spring after, and his wid. Susannah, m. Ed- 
ward Winslow, May 12, 1622, it being the first marriage solem- 
nized in N. Eng. Peregrine, the son, lived in Mfd., and there 



WHITE. 417 

d., July 20, 1704, ae. 83. He m. Sarah, da. Wm. Bassett, of 
Dux'j-, and she d. in 1711. ch. : 1. Dan'l. 2. Sjlvanus. 3. 
Jonathan. 4. Peregrine. 5. Sarah. 6. Mercj, m. Wm. Sherman ? 
Feb. 3, 1697. (Mf'd. Recs.) 

2. Dan'l., s. Peregrine, m. Hannah Hunt, of Dux'j., Aug. 19, 
1674. (Mf'd. Recs.) and had ch., 1. Jno., 1675, m. Susannah 
Sherman? Feb. 18, 1700. (Mf'd. Recs.) 2. Joseph, 1678. 3. 
Thos., 1680. 4. Cornelius, 1682. 5. Benj., 1684, m. Faith 
Oakman? Dec. 2, 1714. (Mf'd. Recs.) 6. Eleazer, 1686. 
7. Eben'r., 1691, m. 1, Mary Doggett ? Sep. 29, 1712, and 2, 
Hannah Doggett, ? Mar. 9, 1712-13. (Mf d. Recs.) 

y^ - ^, /P y s. Dan'l. 2, m. Hannah 

3. /iJ crU^njHu/^ -y^y^i^/Jly Randall, May 22, 1706, 
V_ and in 1743, bought 

the Hatch place, on what is now Centre st., formerly part of the 
" Hanmer Hook, " so called, which is still improved by his desc'ts. 
being occupied by Albert White, Esq. His ch. were, 1. Lemuel. 
2. Cornehus, prob. m. Sarah Hewett, Bridg'r., 1747. 3. Paul, 
m. Ehzab. Curtis, Feb. 24, 1737, and had in H., a son, b. Oct., 
1737. This is all the notice of him on the H. Recs. 4. Joanna. 
5. Dan'l. 6. Gideon. 7. Benj., 1721. 

4. Benj., s. Cornelius 3, m. Hannah Decrow, and d. in H., 
Feb. 10, 1786, ae. <6h, and his wid. Mar. 22, 1814, ae. 94. Liv- 
ed on his father's place, on Centre st. ch. : 1. Penniah, Mar. 24, 
1744, d. Aug. 9, 1763. 2. Robert, May 3, 1747. 3. Hannah, 
bap. Sep. 7, 1754., m. Dan'l. Crooker, Pemb., Dec. 19, 1776. 

4. Benj., bap. Sep. 7, 1754. 5. Cornelius, July 9,1755. 

5. Robert, s. Benj. 4, m. 1, Mary Crooker, Ap. 25, 1771, 
who d. July, 1773; and 2, Anna House, Mar. 20, 1777, and d. 
at Thompson, Ct., ae. 88. ch. : 1. Penniah, bap. Aug. 8, 1773, 
d. Nov. 9, 1774. 2. David, bap. Sep. 9, d. Sep. 10, 1779. 3. 
Martin, of Ct. 4. Richmond, of Ct. 5. Charles, d. 6. Elijah., d. 

6. Benj., s. Benj. 4, m. Mary Chamberlain, E. Bridg'r., 1780, 
and d. m H., July 12, 1839, ae. 88, and his wid. Mar. 27, 1841, 
ae. 86. ch. : 1, Lewis, Aug. 7, 1785, d. Ap. 3, 1813, being ac- 
cidentally shot. 2. Cyrus, bap. Aug. 7, 1785. 3. Mary, bap. 



418 WHITWELL. 

Oct. 15, 1786, m. Reuben Peterson, jr., Dux'j., Ap. 26, 1812, 
and lives in Ply'h. 4. Sylvia, bap. Sep. 26, 1790, m. Ezek'l. 
Stetson, May 4, 1806, and moved to Me. 5. Benj., 1791, d. May 8 
1793. 5. Benj., Nov. 27, 1795, m. Mary Hall, lives in Mi'd. 
and has aeo., 1832"; Mary H., 1833, Leivis E., 1835, Benj. F. 
1837, and Harriet S., 1841. 

7. Cornelius, s. Benj. 4, m. 1, Sarah L. Hill, of Pemb., May 
21, 1787; and 2, Rebecca Bates, of H., Dec. 30, 1801, and d 
Mar. 30, 1841, ae. 86, and his wid. Ap. 1, 1843, ae. 78. cli. 

1. Cornelius, Jan. 26, 1788. (By 2d,) 2. Albert, Esq., Ap 
24, 1802, J. P. ; T. C. from 1832-'39, and in 1840 and '42 ; 
Selectman 1842-48, '50-53 ; also a school teacher, and a 
useful and enterprising citizen ; m. Lydia Bates, May 1, 1836, 
and lives on Centre st. ; no ch. 

8. Cyrus, s. Benj. 6, m. Ruth S. Keen, Pemb., Aug. 10, 1806, 
and went to Ohio, ab. 1817, since -wh. time he has not been heard 
from. ch. : 1. Sylvia, m. Leonard Green, Sharon. 2. Lydia, 
d. ab. 1827, ae. 16. 3. Mary, Aug. 24, 1810, m. Algernon Jos- 
selyn, and lives in Lowell. 4. Cyrus, Nov. 2, 1811, m. Betsey 
H. Bonney, H'n., lives in S. Ab'n., and has Levi ; Wm. d., ae. 
1 ; Cynthia A., d., ae. 1 ; and Wm. Lloyd and Wendell Phil- 
lips, b. Mar. 28, 1847. 5. Lewis, of Bridg'r., m. 1, Catherine 
Gardner, of Dux'y., who d. July 1847 ; and i, wid. Anne Bell ; 
and has Laura A. ; Catherine L. ; Lucy T. ; Algernon ; and 
Sylvia Q-. 6. Debo., d. Ap. 6, 1817, ae. 3. 7. Benj., Dec, 
1816, m. Dolly Josselyn, lives in H'n., is a shoemaker, and has 
Lousia, d. ; and Ellen P. 

WHITWELL, Dr. Benj., s. Benj., Esq., of Bos'n., (a Law- 
yer, who grad. H. C, 1790, and m. Lucy Scollay,) was b. June 
4, 1817, ent. at H. C, and grad. in the med. dep't., in 1848 ; 
stud, at the Tremont Med. School, under Drs. Bigclow, Storer, 
Jackson, &c. ; and sett, first in Holyoke, Mass.; and in H., in 
1850-1, under the auspices of Dr. J. B. Fobes. Lives at the 
Four Corners, and is unm. 



WHITON, OR WUITING. 



419 




WIIITON, OR WHITING FAMILY. 
Arms : Gjronnj of four, az. and erm. ; 
over all a Leopard's head, or ; in 

chief 3 bezants. 

Crest: A Lion rampant; beneath, a 

helmet, resting upon the shield. 



WHITON, or WHITING, James, the ancestor of the families 
here recorded, appears in H'm., Mass., in 1647, Dec. oOth of 
■which year, he m. Mary Beals. In his will, his name is spelled 
Whiton, and by a large number of families in H'm., it is still 
spelled in this way, though by others, it is spelled Whiting. The 
coat of arms handed down in the family, a copy of which is given 
above, agrees with that of the Whitings, as described by Burke, 
in his General Armory. 

In 1657, land was granted to Jas. Whiton, and to Onesiphorus 
Marsh, in H'm. ; and he owned large tracts in Scit., Ab'n., and 
Hanover. In Ap., 1676, his house, and " Jno. Jones's, Anthony 
Sprague's, Israel Hobart's, and Nathl. Chubbuck's," were burn- 
ed by the Indians. His w. d. Feb. 12, 1696-7, and he Ap. 26, 
1710, leaving a will, dated Sep. 29, 1708, in which he gives to 
his eldest s. Jas., land bo't. of Jos. Church ; land bo't. of Wm. 
Ripley ; land at Scit., bo't. of Rich'd. Dwelley, and " butting on 
the pattent line ;" part of a lot bo't. of Humph'y. Johnson, at 
Great Plain ; 3 shares of the com. laud in H'm. ; and one fourth of 



420 WHITON. 

a lot in the " small shares," being in Ab'n. To s. Matt., he gives 5 
shares in the eighth lot, 2nd div'n. of upland in Cohas't. ; 1 2 acs. 
at Great Plain ; a lot in the 4th div'n. of lands in H'm., and the 
meadow adjoining ; the 2d part of his 3d division of Cohas't., 
upland ; and one fourth of the " small share" lot. To Enoch, he 
gives one half of a lot of fresh meadow, bo't. of Rich'd. Dwellej, 
and Humph'y. Johnson, lying E. of the river, at Mast Bridge, 
H'm, ; part of a lot in the 4th div'n. in H'm., bo't. of Jere. Beal ; 
one fourth of the " small share" lot ; two and a half shares of the 
com. land in H'm. ; the front part of his 3d div'n. in Cohas't. : 
and the lands now in his possession, adjoining his dwelling house 
in H'm., &c. To the eh. of his s. Thos., decs'd., he gives his 
dwelling-house, barn, outhouses, and land on which they stand, 
with the orchard, of 25 acs., and all other lands and meadows that 
the said Thos. possessed while living ; also one half the meadow 
at Mast Bridge ; one fourth of the small shares ; and two and a 
half shares of the com. land in H'm. ; and the names of these ch. 
are given as Thos., Jona., Eleazer, Joanna, Jael, Leah, and Ra- 
chael. To his da. Mary Jordan, wid., he gives <£36, to be paid 
out of what was left his 3 sons, and the ch. of Thos. The ch. of 
Jas., sen'r., were, 1. Jas., Ap. 10, 1649, d. Nov. 11, 1650. 2. 
Jas., bap. July 15, 1651. 3. Matt., Oct. 30, 1653. 4. Jno., 
bap. Dec. 2, 1655, d. young. 5. David, and 6. Jona, b. and d. 
1657-8. 7. Enoch, Mar. 8, 1659. 8. Thos., May 18, 1662. 
9. Mary, Ap. 29, 1664, m. 1, Isaac Wilder, Jan. 3, 1689, who d. 
Sep. 6, 1690, and 2, a Jordan. 

2. Jas., s. Jas., lived in H'm., near his fa., and owned land 
on "Great Plain," and in Scit., and Ab'n. He d. Feb. 20, 
1724-5, and his wid. Abig., May 4, 1740. In his will, which 
bears date Oct. 15, 1724, he gives, to w. Abig., his part of 
dwelling-house, and all his lands, and movable estate, and liberty 
to cart wood from his Scit. lot. ; to son Benj., 10 acs. adjoining 
his house, &c. ; to Jas. and Jno., of Plympton, Joseph, of Reho- 
both, Saml. and Solo., of H'm., and das. Hannah King, of Ply- 
mouth, Judith White, and Rebecca Whiton, his Cedar lot in Ab'n., 
and that part of his Scit. lot not before given to Benj., to be 
equally divided between them. Appoints w. Abig., and friend 



WHITON. 421 

Jona. Farrow, Exec's, ch. : 1. Hannah, Julj 4, 1678, m. Jno. 
King, Pljm'h., Jan. 13, 1704. 2. Jas., Feb. 17, 1679, m. Mary, 
da. Matt. Whiting, Dec. 26, 1704, had Barsheba, 1705, Misha, 
1706, and Job, 1708,and wasof Plymp'n. bcf.1724. 3. Jno., Ap. 

1, 1681, of Plymp'n. 4. Abig., Sep. 1, 1683, d. Dec. 10, 1695. 
5. Saml., Nov. 12, 1685. 6. Joseph, Mar. 23, 1686-7, m. Mar- 
tha Tower, Dec. 10, 1713, had Mij'ahf 1714, Abig., 1716, and 
Martha, 1718, and sett, in Rehoboth before 1724. 7. Judith, 
May, 1689, m. Jas. White, Dec. 13, 1722. 8. Rebecca, Dec. 
1691. 9. Benj., May 21, 1693. 10. Solo., June 10, 1695. 

3. Matt,, s. Jas., m. wid. Debo. Howard, Dec. 27, 1677, lived 
in H'm., and there d. intestate, July 22, 1725, and his wid. Sep. 
19, 1729. Like the rest of his bros., he was a large landholder, 
and was early engaged in the business of coopering, or manufac- 
turing the wooden buckets for which H'm. has been so long noted. 
ch. : 1. Mary, Sep. 25, 1678, m. Jas. Whiting, Dec. 26, 1704. 

2. Jno., Jan. 10, 1680, m. Mary, da. Ibrook Tower, Feb. 3, 
1704, and had Jno., 1705, d. 1725 ; Debo., Mar. 3, 1706, m. 
Solo. Bates, Scituate, May 1, 1730 ; Margaret., Feb, 3, 1708, 
m. John Collamore, Scituate, April 27, 1732; Josh., Ap. 15. 

1710, sett, in Scit., was m., (w. Silence ,) and had ch. ; 

Ann, June 18, 1711, prob. d. unm., Sep. 13, 1799, ae. 88 ; and 
I^dia, May 26, 1714, d. Oct. 19, 1734. 3. David, June 5, 
1681. 4. Matt., Nov. 28, 1682, prob. sett, in Pemb. 5. Elizab., 
Mar. 1684, m. Hezek. Tower, Jan. 13, 1704. 6. Susanna, Nov. 
14, 1686, d. Aug. 22, 1750 ? 7. Lydia, Ap. 2, 1693, m. 
Saml. Tower ? Nov. 26, 1719. 8. Isaac, Mar. 25, 1695. 

4. Enoch, s. Jas., called " Sergeant Enoch " on the H'm. 
Recs., m. Mary Lincoln, Jan. 11, 1687, lived in H'm., and d. 
May 5, 1714, and his wid. Oct. 2, 1716. In his will, which is 
dated Dec. 30, 1713, he gives, to w. Mary, the improve't. of all 
his est., real and personal, except a few legacies, &c. ; to das. 
Mary, Bethia, Abig., and Marg't., X50 ea. ; and the rest to his 
s. Enoch. Est. appraised, X1021, 8s. ch. : 1. Sarah, Oct. 27, 
1687, m. Caleb Marsh, Dec. 19, 1711. 2. Mary, Sep. 21, 1690, 
d. May 28, 1692. 3. Mary, Nov. 6, 1692, m. Jedcd. Lincoln, 
Jan. 9, 1717, and d. Sep. 24, 1734. 4. Abig., Sep. 8, 1697, 



422 AVHITON. 

m. Danl. Waters, Mar. 10, 1722. 5. Enoch, Sep. 25, 1699. 

6. Marg't. Jan. 28, 1702. 

5. Thos. s. Jas., ra. Joanna Garnet, or Gardner^ Jan. 26, 
1689-90, lived in H'm., is called a " husbandman, " on the Prob. 
Rec. Suff., and was also a cooper. Family tradition sajs, that he 
owned a large tract of cedar, swamp in Ab'n., which he was accus- 
tomed to visit every winter, and from which trees of a very large 
size were cut, and split into clapboards for the Boston market ; and 
that he came to his death near Cedar bridge, in Ab'n., Sep. 17, 
1708, by the fall of a tree, a limb from which struck his head, and 
killed him instantly. His wid., who admin, on his est., aft. m. 
Nathan Farrow, Mar. 23, 1710. ch. : 1. Joanna, Jan. 27, 1691, 
m. Jona. Farrow, Oct. 27, 1714. 2. Jael, Feb. 12, 1693, m. a 
Hobart ? 3. Leah, Ap. 4, 1695, m. Benj. Farrow, Dec. 14, 
1715. 4. Thos., Feb. 10, 1697-8 m., and had Thos., 1719. 
5. Rachel, July 12, 1700, m. Sam'l. Riccard, or Richards, Oct. 
19, 1721. 6. Jona., Mar. 5, 1702-3. 7. Eleazer, Nov. 15, 
1706. 

6. Sam'l., s. Jas. 2, m. 1; Marg't. , who d. Ap. 3, 1738 ; 

2, Elizab. Williams, Oct. 4, 1738, who d. May 24, 1747 ; and 3, 
Rebecca Garnet, or Gardner, Nov. 12, 1747. He was common- 
ly known as " King Whiting, " lived near Accord Pond, and was 
a large landholder and farmer, ch. : 1. Sam'l., Mar. 8, 1712-13. 
2, Dan'L, born and d. 1714. 3. Moses, Dec. 2, 1715, left no 
desct's. on rec. 4. Desire, Ap. 6, 1717, d. young. 5. Kezia, 
June 5, 1720, m. Stephen Dunbar, Dec. 13, 1739. 6. Dan'l., 
Nov. 15, 1722. 

Note. It is said there was a da. Hannah in this family, who m. Sam'l. 
Curtis, of Hanover, Nov. 14, 1720, and d. Oct. 26, 1789, ae. 72 ; also a da. 
Abig., who m. Hezek. Stoddard, Nov. 22, 1743 ; and Marg't., who m. Oba- 
diah Grose, Jan. 11, 1739. Authority of Mr. Joseph Whiting, H'm. 

^^ s. Jas. 2, 

7. /A - ' . V / Di. Sarah, 
JUn(,^y^1^ 'Z^V'4.;^ da. Benja. 

Tower, H'm., Ap. 19,1716, and sett, at " Queen Ann's Corners," 
his house standing in the field back of the shop of Mr. Sam'l. Wa- 
ters, ch.: 1. Benj., Dec. 28, 1716. 2. Thos., Jan. 29, 1718- 
1^. 3. Wm., Mar. 28, 1720. 4. Jacob, Aug. 10, 1723, m. Ann 



WHITON. 423 

Gibbs, Sclt., had a da. Ann, ulio m. Caleb Beal, and the fa. mov- 
ed to Plainfield, Mass. 5. Nath'l., b. and d. 1725. 6. Sarah, 
Oct. 22, 1726. 7. Lem'L, Aug. 7, 1729. 8. Abel, May 7, 
1733. Left no desct's. on record. 

8. Solo., s. Jas. 2, m. Jacl, da. Jos. Dunbar, H'm., Oct. 19, 
1721, and d. Dec. 18, 1745. ch. : 1. Jael, July 3, 1722. 2. 
Solo., Dec. 5, 1724. 3. Ruth, Sep. 22, 1726. 4. Debo., Oct. 
7, 1728. 5. Mercy, Sep. 22, 1730. 6. Thankful, Oct. 26, 
1732. 7. Silence, Nov. 23, 1734. 8. Comfort, Sep. 15, 1736. 
9. Melea, Nov. 5, 1739, m. Jas. Chubbuck, Mar. 1, 1767. 10. 
Rebecca, Nov. 22, 1741. 

' -N (David) s.Matt. 3, m. Elizab. 

9. (^Z^^^^^^^\i<r^ , and d. in H'm. May 24, 

1747, being spoken of as 
" upright and industrious, and one who enjoyed the confidence 
and respect of his townsmen. " ch. : 1. David, Ap. 12, 1716. 

2. Elizab., Jan. 29, 1719, m. Jere. Sprague, jr., Dec. 19, 1739. 

3. Sarah, Aug. 10, 1720, m. Jona. Hersey, Nov. 19, 1741. 4. 
Peter, Oct. 21,1722, m. Ann Wilder, July 4, 1746, had i^ac/^aeZ, 
1746, ^xA Anna, 1748; the fa. d. Oct. 23, 1751, and the mo. 
Sep. 19, 1799. 5. Abijah, Ap. 2, 1729. 6. Lydia, July 9, 
1732, d. May 30, 1737 ? 7. A ch., b. May 2, 1734 ? 

10, Isaac, s. Matt. 3,m. Lydia Garner, or Gardner^lsl^s. 17, 
1720, who d. Jan. 26, 1756. The fa. lived in H'm., and had 
ch : 1. Isaac, Jan. 7, 1720-1, m. 1, Rachel Taylor, Jan. 7, 1745, 
who d. Ap. 10, 1746 •; and 2, Sarah Sears, Nov. 27, 1746 ; lived 
in H'm., near Hersey st. ; had 3 ch,, who d. young ; he d. Nov. 

4. 1797, ae. 90, and his wid. Sep. 15, 1804. 2. Stephen, Oct. 
13, 1722, 3. Lydia, Nov. 27, 1724, d. Mar. 30, 1728. 4. Debo., 
Jan. 1, 1726-7, d. Jan. 24, 1756 ? 5. Lydia, b. and d., 1728. 
6. Abraham, Mar. 18, 1730, m. Mary Ripley, Feb. 21, 1751, 
had Mary, 1752; Ahralmm, 1755; Lydia, 1758, m. Sherebiah 
Corthell; and Rebecca, 1762. 7. Jacob, Feb. 7, 1733. 8. 
Israel, Aug, 1734, d. Feb. 15, 1756 ? 9. Lydia, May 14, 1738. 



424 WHITON. 

y-sy / X ^' ■'^^^'^^^ ^•) ™- Leah, 

^^'Q)7/Oc/? /,/7 '/—^ da. Benj. Stetson, of 

lived on " Liberty Plain," near " Gardner's brook," and his w. 
d. Mar. 22, 1751. ch. : 1. Enoch, Aug. 29, 1733, d. young. 
2. Enoch, 1734. 3. Leah, 1735, m. Eben'r. Simmons, Scit. 
4. Elijah, June 8, 1737. 5. Mary, 1739, d. young. 6. Grace, 
. 1741, m. Stephen Stoddard, Cohas't. 7. Elias, June 13, 1743. 

12. Jona., s. Thos. 5, a " housewright," m. Hannah Dunbar, 
H'm., July 13, 1732, and d. in H'm., June 19, 1751, the inv'y. 
of his est. being dated July 24, 1751. (Prob. Rec. SuiF.) His 
ch. were, 1. Hannah, Oct. 17, 1733, m. Benj. Barnes, H'm. 
2. Jona., May 9, 1735, m. 1, Rhoda Rose, Jan. 5, 1763, and 2, 
a Gardner ? and had Jona.^ 1767 ; Melzar^ d. at sea ; lllioda, m. 
Thos. Steel ; and Josh., "snIio went off, and d. 3. Elisha, Nov. 3, 
1737, m. Jael Dunbar, 1760, was a butcher, lived in H'm., had 
MisJia, Oct. 27, 1760, m. Chloe Wilder, Sep. 12, 1782, had 
Tamar, 1783, and the fa. went off; IlannaJi, Sep. 21, 1762, m. 
Elij. Lewis, May 16, 1784 ; Grace, June 21, 1765 ; Bachael, 
Aug. 23, 1767 ;■ Emma, Feb. 8, 1790, m. Martin Hersey, of 
Bos'n. ; Caleb, b. 1772, d. 1773 ; and Tamar, b. and d., 1775. 
It is said there was another Caleb, who m. in Me., had 1 ch., and 
finally d. in Vt. 

13. Eleazer, s. Thos. 5, a cooper by trade, m. Sarah Beal, 
H'm., Mar. 6, 1746, and sett, in Ab'n., where his w. d. Sep. 9, 
1789, ae. 65, and he Jcin. 17, 1795, ae. 98. He moved to A., 
at a time when the part of the town where he resided was compa- 
ratively uninhabited ; built a log house first, which he occupied in 
the winter ; and finally erected the frame house, now standing oppo. 
where his gr. s. Eleazer lives, ch. : 1. Jotham, Dec. 18, 1746. 
2. Thos., Sep. 10, 1753, m. Jane Smith, lived where Melvin Gur- 
ney now does, had no ch., and d. Jan. 1, 1826, and his wid. July 
13, 1838. 3. Barzillai, March 5, 1757. One ch., d. young. 

14. Sam'l., s. Sam'l. 6, m. Mary Wing, of Hanover, and hv- 
ed in H'm., where his wid. d. May 24, 1795. ch. : 1. Joanna, 
July 26, 1734, m. Enoch Whiting, Oct. 30, 1755. 2. Mary, 



WHITON. 425 

June 17, 1736, m. Lem'l. Whiting, Ap. 9, 1754. 3. Marg't., 
Aug. 4, 1738, m. David Proutj, Scituate, Nov. 27, 1777. 4. 
Thankful, Sep. 13, 1740. 5. Sam'l., Aug. 22, 1742. 6. Ju- 
dith, 1744, m. Job Lorlng, H'm., Ap. 19, 1764. 



15 



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(Daniel Whiton,) s. Sam'l. 6, m. Jael Damon, Scit., ^yho d. in H'm., 
Aug. 1, 1812, ae. 96. ch. : 1. Dan'l., Oct. 31, 1745. 2. Zach., 
Dec. 1!?, 1747. 3. Amasa, Aug. 24, 1749. 4. Martha, Julj 14, 
1752. 5. Zenas, Oct. 1, 1754, m. 1, Sarah Loring, H'm., Sep. 17, 
1778, and 2, Mary Loring, and had Sara\ Mar. 3, 1779, m. 
Peakes Grose ; Zenas L., July 3, 1780 ; Harriet, Aug. 2, 1782 ; 
Sophia, m. a Brownson ? ; and Frances. It is said that the fa. 
moved to Ct., and there m. a 3d w. He was a carpenter by 
trade, a man of superior mechanical ability, and, it is said, super- 
intended the erection of the old Cambridge bridge, having pre- 
viously superintended the erection of a bridge in Ireland. 6. 
Hosea, d. unm. in the Rev'n. 

//) / 'T .^^^ S.Benjamin 7, m. 1, 

16. CyJC/H la wtf^ U/-^ '^^^ Sarah Berry, H'm., 

Feb. 11, 1741, and 2, Jemima Stoddard, Nov. 7, 1783, Hved in 
H'm., near Accord Pond, was an enterprising farmer, his w. d. 
Dec. 3, 1806, and he Dec. 5, 1808, ae. 9iJ. ch. : 1. Benj., Jan. 
1744. 2. Ezek'l., May 4, 1745. 3. Joseph, d. Aug. 1, 1776, 
in the Am'n, Army, at Ticonderoga. 4. Abel, 1757 ? 5. Na- 
thaniel, m. Lydia Gardner, had Lydia, m. a Harrington, of Lu- 
nenburg; Mary ; Nath'l.,m. an Atlams ; Sarah; and Abig. W.; 
the fa. moved to Lunenburg, in 1797, and his desct's. still live 
there. 6. Abig., not m. Two ch., Abel and Sarah, d. young. 

s. Benjamin 7, m. 



,0 ^, * s. xjenjamm <, m. 



in Hanover, on Whiting st., being one of the earliest residents in 
that neighborhood. His house stood where stands that of Caleb 
Whiting ; he was an enterprising farmer, and d. Sep. 23, 1793, 
ae. 75, and his wid. Nov. 7, 1801, ae. 82. ch. : 1. Thos., June 

27 



426 wiiiTON. 

3, 1743. 2. Lydia, May 22, 1745, d. Nov. 8, 1801. 3. Ozias, 
July 20, 174G,_ra. 1, a Viaal, and 2, a Faddeii, had Luey^ LilHs, 
Ozias, and Jacob. Some of these ch. are m., and have desc'ts. 

4. Lucy, Jan. 27, 1748, d. Nov. 28, 1789. 5. Sarah, Nov. 16, 
1749, d. June 11, 1826. 6. Jas., July 26, 1751. 7. Elias, 
Feb. 8, 1753. 8. Asa, Ap. 2, 1755. 9. Priscilla, Mar. 14, 
1757, m. Noah Beal, Ab'n., and d. in 1819. 10. Celia, June 
8, 1759, d. unm. 11. Caleb, Aug. 9, 1761. 

18- ^?7/^^y^ ""/ . X '• ^'"•^'- '' ™' ^^''^ 
^<y f[yC^^- <^^ni{/>f^ Ram&dell, ab. 1748; 

lived on Whiting st., his house stood where stands that o|" his gr. s. 

Wm. ch.: 1. Wm., b. and d. 1752. 2. Abel, Oct. 12, 1752, m. 

Priscilla Peakes, Feb. 19, 1784, and d. Jan. 24, 1821, and his 

wid. Jan. 10, 1851, ae. 89 ; no ch. 3. Mary, Mar. 21, 1756, 

m. Isaac Turner, jr., Dec. 10, 1778. 4. Avis, May 14, 1758, 

d. Oct. 12, 1793. 5. Betty, May 4, 1760, m. Asa Whiting, 

Ap. 12, 1789. G. Wvn., May 23, 1762. 7. Grace, July 8, 

1764, m. Luther Turner. 8. Homer, Aug. 24, 1766, m. 1, 

Anna Studley, May 8, 1785, who d. July 24, 1789 ; and 2, Try- 

phena Beal; and d, Oct. 11, 1793, and his wid. Oct. 31, 1851. 

His ch. were, Homer, bap. Sep. 14, 1788, m. Hannah White, and 

moved to Vt.; Anna, b. 1788, d. 1793 ; and Trypliena, bap. 

Oct. 21, 1792, m. Zadoc Beal, May 22, 1816, and Uves in H. 

19. Lem'l., s. Benj. 7, m. Mary Whiting, H'm., Ap. 9, 1754, 

and lived in H., on Whiting st., his house standing where stands 

that of Sylvanus Whiting. His wid. d. Juno 12, 1826, ac. 95. 

ch. : 1. Mary, Ap. 18, 1755, d. unm., at the house of Mr. Lebbe- 

us Stockbridge, June 21, 1849. 2. Sam'l, June 4, 1T57, m. 

Elizab. Gardner, Sep. 6, 1778, and moved to Lunenburg. 3. 

Thankful, Feb. 19, 1759, m. Jas. Whiting. 4. Lucinda, Mar. 

8, 1761, d. July 19, 1771. 5. Marg't., Nov. 18, 1763. 6. 

Beulah,Mar. 17,1766. 7. Lem'l., b. and d. 1769. 8. Betha- 

na, Jan. 21, 1770. 9. Lem'l., b. and d. 1772. 10. Lem'l., 

Nov. 5, 1773. 11. Lucinda, Dec. 14, 1766. 12. Perez, Sep. 

18, 1788. 13. Buchsa, Ap. 9, 1782. 

20. Solo., s. Solo. 8, m. Mary Campbell, Aug. 12, 1746, liv- 



WHITON. 427 

ed in IFm., and d. Oct. 15, 1813, ae. 89. He was a blacksmith 
by trade, and his shop stood where stands the house of Chas. Gush- 
ing, Esq., on Great Plain, ch. : 1. Asa, Feb. 25, 174G-7. 2. 
Solo., Aug. 10, 1751. 3. Joseph, Ap. 19, 1754, m. Abig,, da. 
Isaac Alden, 1778, and sett, in Bridg'r., (Mitchell's Bridg'r.) 4. 
Peleg, Nov, 1758. 5. Jael, m. Thos. Berry, Oct. 31, 1784. It 
is said there were other ch., Mary, Ruth, and Betsey, all of whom 
d. in H'm., unm. 

21. Comfort, s. Solo. 8, m. Grace Fadden, and sett, in Dor- 
chester ? ch. 1. Joanna, Ap. 27, 1759. 2. Nath'l., Jan. 28, 

1761, d. young. 3. Philip, Jan. 28, 1761. 4. Mary, Dec. 1, 

1762. 5. Ruth, Nov. 6, 1764. 6. Rebecca, Mar. 6, 1767, ra. 
Peter Billings, Canton, Dec. 2, 1784. 7. Nathl., Dec. 24, 1768. 
8. Abig., Mar. 1, 1771. 9. Lem'l., 1773. 10. Grace, July, 
1775. 11. Comfort, Mar. 1777. 

22. David, s. David 9, m. Mary Gilbert, Oct. 29, 1739, and 
d in IFm., Oct. 12, 1751, and his w., (who was b. 1715,) d. 
Nov. 10, 1799, ae. 84. ch. : 1. Elizab., July 20, 1740, d. young. 

2. Elijah, Feb. 5, 1741. 3. Ezra, Dec. 21, 1743. 4. Elizab., 
m. Elijah Lewis, Ap. 14, 1762. 5. David, Jan. 31, 1748, d. 
Oct. 11, 1751 ? 6. Moses, b. 1750, d. 1751. 7. Moses, Mar. 

3, 1752. 

23. Abijah, s. David 9, m. 1, Mary Gardner, and 2, Marian 
Gardner, ? Aug. 13, 1767, and had ch. : 1. Peter, Ap. 23, 1755. 
2. Abigail, Oct. 11, 1756. 3. Lucy, Oct. 4, 1760. 4. Luther, 
June 21, 1764. 5. Mary, Oct. 22, 1765. (By 2d,) 6. Lucin- 
da, June 8, 1768. 7. David, Nov. 10, 1769. 8. Elizab., Aug. 
17, 1771. 9. Peggy, Dec. 17, 1772. 

24. Stephen, s. Isaac 10, m. 1, Mercy Campbell, and 2, Sa 
rah Stoddard, Dec. 20, 1755, and d. in H'm., June 14, 1812, 
andhiswid. Sep. 30, 1823. Lived near Hersey st.,and was a 
cooper by trade, ch. : 1. Debo.,Feb. 5, 1756. 2. Israel, Sep., 
1758. 3. Sarah, Nov. 8, 1759. (By 2d,) 4. Isaac, Oct. 21, 
1778. 5. Dan'l., July, 1781. 

25. Jacob, s. Isaac 10, m. Elizab. Marble, Nov. 10, 1756, 
lived in H'm., and was a cooper by trade, ch. : 1. Jacob, Sep. 10, 
1757. 2. Betsey, Aug. 23, 1759, m. Josi. Sprague, Mar. 4, 



428 WHITON. 

1785, and d. soon after. 3. Laban, Nov. 18, 1761, d, at sea, 
unm. 4. Susa, Mar. 2, 1764, m. Josi. Sprague, Dec. 14, 
1794. 5. Chloe, m. 1, Elij. Fearing, Nov. 9, 1788, and 2, Seth 
Lincoln ? 6. Ljdia, m. Benj. Thomas, Aug. 19, 1798. 7. Debc, 
m. Amos Sprague, Oct. 21, 1796. 8. Reuben, d. unm. 

26. Capt. Enoch, s. Enoch 11, m. Joanna Whiting, 1755, 
lived in Pl'm., on Liberty Plain, was a farmer bj occupation, and 
d. June 21, 1778. ch. : 1. Joan, m. Thomas Chubbuck, June 
11, 1787. 2. Chloe, m. Samuel Gardner, Aug. 23, 1789. 3. 
Bethia, m. David Loring, Oct. 8, 1780. 4. Enoch, Dec. 27, 1768. 

5. Leah, Mar. 8, 1765, m. Jno. Abbott, Newark, N. J. 6. 
Laurena, Mar. 4, 1767, m. Dan'l. Parks, Lincoln, Nov. 11, 1805. 
7. DoUj, Mar. 5, 1769, m. Lewis Squier, Newark, N. J. 8. 
Phoebe, Ap. 12, 1771, m. Daniel Whiting, jr., Brookfield, 
Jan. 11, 1798. 

27. Elijah, s. Enoch 11, m. Mary Wilder, H'm., July 13, 
1763, and d. in H'm., June 15, 1797, ae. 60, and his wid. in 
Jan. 1811? ch. : 1. Mary, Oct. 7, 1764, m. Enoch Dunbar, 
May 7, 1786. 2. Persis, Sep. 21, 1766, m. Jacob Sprague, 
June 1, 1794. 3. Elizab., Aug. 7, 1769. 4. Tamsen, Oct. 2, 
1771, m. Chas. Simmons, Scit., Dec. 7, 1794. 5. Charlotte, 
Feb. 24, 1774, m. Nath'l. Bump, Midd'o., Nov. 26, 1803. 

6. Merrill, July 3, 1776, m. Geo. B. Lapham, of Medford, ship- 
builder, of the firm of Lapham and Magoun. 7. Isaiah, Nov. 7, 
1778, d. unm., Sep. 5, 1820. 8. Blossom, Ap. 30, 1781. 9. 
Walter, Nov. 28, 1783, a Major, in the U. S. A., was killed at 
the battle of Bridg'r., during the war of 1812. 

28. Capt. Elias, s. Enoch 11, m. Sarah Blossom, June 22, 
1769, lived in H'm., on Liberty Plain, and d. of the small pox, in 
1778, and his w., who was b. in June, 1749, d. May 16, 1817, 
ae. 68. ch. : 1. Elias, Dec. 18, 1769, m. Mehit., da. Daniel 
Whiting, July 1, 1804, and d. in Brookf'd., Mass., having had 
Elias, d. on the coast of Africa ; Franldin, of Ohio ; Nymplias, 
and Edward, of N. Brookf'd. ; Sarah, m. a Bailey, of Worces- 
ter ? and is d. ; Afehitah., m. Ed. Humphrey, and lives in Chas'n. ; 
Abi(/., d. unm. ; and Desire. 2. Sarah, Oct. 18, 1771, m. 1, 



WHITON. 429 

Henrj Gushing, H'm., Dec. 28, 1791, and 2, Seth Gushing, and 
is living, a wld., in H'm. 3. Priscilla, Dec. 21, 1773, m. Josiah 
Lane,jr., H'm., Dec. 28, 1801. 4. Martha, b. and d. 1775. 

5. Martha, Oct. 10, 1776, m. Thos. Fearing, H'm., Dec. 25, 
1808, and d. in 1852. 6. Marg't., Oct. 1778, m. Dimick Bow- 
ker, Scit., Feb. 10, 1798. 

29. Jotham, s. Eleazer 13, m. Susanna Wilder, H'm., Jan. 1, 
1771, a farmer by occupation, lived in E. Ab'n., where his v?. d., 
Jan. 24, and he May 24, 1828. ch. : 1. Susanna, 1771, d. 1773. 
2. Susanna, Mar. 9, 1774, m. Bela Gushing, H'm., 1803, and d. 
Aug. 27, 1818. 3. Marj, Oct. 9, 1775, m. Jos. Turner, H'm., 
1796, and d. 1800. 4. Sarah, Mar. 6, 1778, m. Melzar Beal, 
Ab'n., Julj 15, 1797, and d. Jan. 31, 1850. 5. Lydia, Jan.l4, 
1780, m. Jared Shaw, Ab'n., 1802, and d. Lee. 15, 1819. 

6. Lucy, Ap. 10, 1782, m. Jos. Benner, Ab'n., 1803, and d. 
July 3, 1836. 7. Jerusha, Aug. 12, 1785, m. Wm. Wheeler, 
Quincy, 1806, and d. June 5, 1810. 8. Merrill, July 24, 1787, 
m. Samuel Colson, Ab'n, 1812, and d. Mar. 29, 1834. 9. Eph'm., 
Sep. 26, 1790. 10. Emma, Sep. 3, 1793, in Mich'n. 

30. £c^U^<M:t^ 1.!'.X,"h-:; 

who d. Ap. 22, 1844, ae. 84. ch. : 1. Abig., m. Isaac Turner, 
H'n., and d. Oct. 14, 1845. 2. Eleazer, Sep. 28, 1782. 3. 
Ithamar, 1786. 4. Joanna, Feb. 28, 1791. 5. Marilla, 1799, 
d. Jan. 25, 1802. 

31. Daniel, s. Daniel 15, a farmer by occupation, m. Desire 
Stoddard, Scit., Ap. 7, 1768, who d. Feb. 28, 1820, and he ab. 
1822. It is said that he lived first where Enoch Dunbar now 
resides, and in his latter days, at " High Hill," so called, ch. : 1. 
Martha, Nov. 25, 1767, m. Enoch Whiting, H'm. 2. Mehit., 
Ap. 23, 1770, d. young. 3. Dan'l., Ap. 23, 1772. 4. Galen, 
Feb. 1, 1774, m. Rachael Prouty, of Scit. ? sett, in Brookfield, 
where he d. in Dec, 1849, having had ch. : Galen, d. at the 
West ; Leonard, and Charles, sett, in Ill's. ; Andrew, an invalid, 
unm. ; Win., is m., and lives on his father's place ; Louisa, unm. ; 
and ^acAeZ, m. Jere. Doming ? and has ch. 5. Sylvanus, Dec. 



430 WHITON. 

7, 1776. 6. Hosea, June 24, 1778. 7. Mehit., Jan. 28, 1781, 
m. Elias Whiting, Brookf d., July 1, 1804. 8. Josiah, Nov. 29, 
1784, m. a Prouty, sett, in Brookf d., and d. leaving cb.: Os- 
born, Josiah, Julia A., Elizah., 3Ier7'iU, (d, young,) Ahig., 
Martha., and 3Iary ; — all m. , and have ch. but Elizab. 9. Abig., 
Mar. 1, 1788, d. Dec. 1795. 

32. Zach., s. Daniel 15, m. Kezia Wilder, IFm., Dec. 12, 
1770, and d. May 15, 1804 ? and his wid. in 1833. cb. : 1. 
Prudence, m, Enoch Lovell, Wey'h. ; and d. in Me. 2. Chas., 
m. a Stoddard ? and d. Feb. 7, 1849. 3. Theoph., Mar. 30, 
1775. 4. Susan, m. Steph. Gardner, H'm., Dec. 29, 1796. 

5. Sybil, Oct. 27, 1780, living unm. 6. Hosea, Sep. 11, 1782. 
7. Polly, m. Joel Seymour, H'm. 8. Martha, m. Jotham Shaw, 
Wey'h., and d. in 1836 ? 9. Priscilla, m. Justin Rogers. 

^^^ s. Dan'l. 15, m. Lydia Ja- 

, yfy^^^<^ '^ /^/^* Ce>y{ cobs, Scit., and lived at 

'• Queen's Ann's Corners," 
where he d. Nov. 5, 1818. He was a carpenter by trade, and 
lived in a house which stood where stands that now occupied by 
the wld. of his son Joseph J., and by his gr. s. Amasa. ch.: 1. 
Davis, Aug. 20, 1773, m. Abig. Bowker, Scit., and d. Ap. 12, 
1833, having had ch., Mary C, 1797, m. Leonard Gushing, 
H'm.; Ahig. B., January 4, 1799, m. Jas. W. Sivret, June 10, 
1819, and lives in Dorch'r.; and Davis, Feb. 2, 1801, lost at 
sea, in May, 1828. 2. Perez, Ap. 3, 1775. 3. Jael, Mar. 18, 
1777, d. Oct. 19, 1794. 4. Joseph J., Dec. 29, 1778. 5. Ly- 
dia, Oct. 25, 1780, m. Nath'l. Bump, Midd'o, June 15,1807. 

6. Abig., Sep. 30, 1783, m. Alex'r. Vining, Ab'n., Feb. 3, 1807, 

7. Eunice, July 14, 1786, m. Neh. Ripley, jr., H'm., Feb. 4, 
1807, and d. Oct. 1850. Was there another da. Jael ? m. Harris 
Turner, Scit.? Oct. 19, 1794. 

34. Benj., s. Benj. 16, m. Joanna Gardner, H'm., 1766, who 
d. June 14, 1807, and he Ap. 12, 1815. Lived in a house which 
stood where stands that of Eleazer Chubbuck, in H'm., was a far- 
mer, and a man of great mechanical ingenuity, and industry, ch. : 
1. Joanna, Jan. 11, 1767, d. July, 1782. 2. Asenath, Ap. 10, 
1770, d. Feb. 11, 1840. 3. Benj., Jan. 22, 1773. 4. Joseph, 



WHITON. 431 

Jan, 9, 1777, lives in H'm., near Accord Pond, m. Lucj, da. Wm. 
Barrel!, Scit, Dec. 22,1812, and has eh. : Jos.ir.,Nov. 6,1813; 
Lucy B., Jan. 17, 1815, ra. Albert G. Mann, Oct. 19, 1834, and 
d. Jan. 3, 1837 ; Bidh, Jan. 26, 1818, d. Feb. 10, 1839 ; and 
Salome, Nov. 30, 1819. 5. Archelaus, Sep. 30, 1778, m. Eliz- 
abeth Gardner, H'm., May 4, 1799, Avhod. Oct., 1803, and in 
1812, he enlisted from the frigate Constitution to go to the Lakes, 
andprob. d. there. He had 1 da., Betsey, Jan. 24, 1801, m. 
Elcazer Chubbuck, H'm., Jan. 13, 1838, and has 4 ch. 6. Lu- 
ther, Mar. 16, 1781, m. 1, Cynthia E. Stetson, Dec. 31, 1815, 
who d. May 29, 1818 ; and 2, Lois Gardner, Dec. 27, 1818 ; and 
had, by 1st., ch. : Cynthia S., Mar. 21, 1818, m. Benj. White, 
Dux'y., Feb. 1849 ; and Sophia S., Mar. 21, 1818, m. Abner Lor- 
ing, H'm., Mar. 22, 1840. 

35. Ezek'l., s. Benj. 16, m. 1, Olive Stoddard, Scit., and 2, 
Mary Berry, Mar. 10, 1804, was a farmer, hved in H'm., and had 
ch. : 1. Sarah, m. Asa Souther, Cohas't., Nov. 29, 1795. 2. 
Lois, m. Jos. Hill, jr., Ab'n., Ap. 10, 1803. 3. Olive, m. Peleg 
Dunbar, H'm., Feb. 15, 1805. 4. Abig., m. Jno. Blake, or 
Black, Plym'h. 5. Judith, m. 1, Quincy Gardner, and 2, Nicho- 
las Daniels. (By 2d,) 6. Ezek'l., Jan. 25. 1805. 

36. Abel, s. Benj. 16, m. Grace, wid. Sam'l. Stoddard, Jan. 
9, 1779, and moved to Worcester, where he d. ch. : 1. Abel, 
Dec. 4, 1779, m., lived in Blandford, Ct., and had ch. 2, Sarah, 
Mar. 19, 1782. 3. Sam'l., July, 1785, m., lived in N. Y'k. 
State, and has Jas. W., and others. 4. Amos, July, 1788, m. 
Hannah Keith, Bridg'r., and had Sidney, and others. 5. Ezek'l., 
May 7, 1790, m. and had ch. 6. Ambrose, m. and had ch. 7. 
Laban. 8. Andrew, m. Lucy Briggs, lives in Waltham, and has 
ch. 

' (ySCr^ ^ ^r//^.)-^— s. Thos. 17, m. Ra- 

1770, and d. in Hanover, Doc. 13, 1805, and his wid. Sep. 30, 
1828, ae. 81. Lived on Whiting st., in the house now occupied 
by Piam Damon, and was Selectman from 1780-82, and in '89. 
ch. : 1. Wm, P., Ap. 28, 1771, m. Sally Wales, Randolph, and 
practiced law in Bos'n., where he d., leaving cL, Mary W., m. 



432 WHITON. 

Levi H. Marsh, ? Sarah A., d. ae. ab. 25; Eplim. TF"., was 
m., had 2 ch., and was lost at sea ; and Ella S. ? 2. Rachael, 
Oct. 14, 1773, d. May 7, 1849. 3. Thos., Aug. 16, 1776, m. 
Hannah Mann, June 8, 1797, lived on Whiting st., where he d. 
in 1806, leaving ch., llarcia, May, 1798 ; Jairus, moved to N. 
Y'k. State ; Oreyi, (m. 1, Sarah C. Faxon, who d. Feb. 20,1827, 
and 2, Mar v Jones, May, 1831, lives on Whiting st., and has 
Lewis, Jan. 24, 1832 ; Oren T., Aug. 28, 1834 ; Lucius, 
Ap. 22, 1837 ; Abel H., 1841, d. 1842. Abel H., Julj, 
1843; Albert, March 24, 1846; and Jno. B., Mar. 24, 
1849,) ; Lewis, d. ; and Hannah 31., m. Elisha Faxon, Ab'n. 
4. Charles, bap. June 27, 1784, m. Betsey Pool, Ab'n., 
and had ch., Albert, Nov. 6, 1803; Umil^, Dec. 7, 1806, 
m. David Pool, E. Ab'n. ; NathH. H., Nov. 24, 1808, m. 
Mary Clark, and Uves in Mf'd., no ch. ; Wm., sometime a clergy- 
man, of the Univ. denom., and now sett, in H'n., m.a da. ofBenj. 
Stetson, of H., for his 2d w., and has ch. ; and Betsey, m. Reu- 
ben Loud, E. Ab'n. 5. Olive, bap. July 22, 1787, m. Piam 
Damon, June 15, 1814. 6. Martin, bap. July 22, 1792, d. 
young. 

38. Jas., s. Thos. 17, m. Thankful Whiting, lived in Hanover, 
and d. Sep. 26, 1812, ae. 65, and his wid. Aug. 3, 1832, ae. 73. 
Built and occupied the house in which Jno. W. Estes now lives, 
ch. : 1. Thankful, Nov. 6, 1781, d. Feb. 1, 1793. 2. Rebecca, 
May 28, 1784, d. Aug. 13, 1786. 3. Jas., Dec. 5, 1789, m. 
Ann Brooks, had no ch., d., and his wid. m. a Gray, of Me, 4. 
Mary, May 8, 1786, m. Uriah Lawrence, Lunenburg. 5. Hora- 
tio, Nov. 2, 1791, m. 1, Ruth Lovell, who d. Ap. 26, 1839, and 
2, Lucy Lane, lives in Mf'd-, and has ch., Lucy, Aug. 15, 1828, 
d. 1848 ? Flora, Ap. 24, 1830, d. ; 3Iarcia; and Alden. 6. 
Thankful, Dec. 1, 1794, d. unm. 7. Rufus, Aug. 7, 1797, d. 
Dec. 24, 1799. 8. Rebecca, Sep. 28, 1800, m. Zadoc Beal, Nov. 
30, 1837. 

39. Elias, s. Thos. 17, m. Debo. Jackson, and d. in H., May 
20, 1790, and his wid. May 25, 1818, ae. 61. ch. : 1. Ruth, 
Jan. 30, 1779. 2. Justus, Sep. 14, 1780, m. Abig. Wilder, 
H'm., lives on Whiting st., and is a respectable farmer; no ch. 



WHITON. 433 

8. Benj., Ap. 23, 1782, is m., and lives in Me. 4. Sarah, Aug. 
2T, 1784, d. Mar. 4, 1804. 5. Amos, Aug. 9, 1786. 6. Ed- 
mund, b. and d. 1788. 7. Ellas, b. 1789, d. 1793, 

40. Asa, 8. Thos. 17, m. 1, Debo. Dwelfej, Ap. 13, 1786, who 
d. Jan. 8, 1787 ; and 2, Betty Whiting, Ap. 12, 1789 ; lived on 
Whiting St., and finally moved to Lunenburg, where he d. eh. 
by 2d w.,1. Asa, b. 1790, d. 1793. 2. Elijah, Aug. 22, 1792, 
a blacksmith, d. unm. ab. 1842. 3. Debo. D., Dec. 10, 1794, m. 
Nathan Beal, Ab'n., and d. Dec. 17, 1821, leaving a son JVathan. 
4. Asa, Oct. 14, 1797, sett, in Lunenburg. 5. Betty, bap. 
Oct. 23, 1803, m. a Battles, and lives in Fitchburg. 

y y (/y/T^^rr ^- Thos. 17, m. Susa G. 

^\-i^0Xd} /T^^OlC^CfU^un, Ap. 23, 1785, who 

'(^^5^ y/ d. Nov. 25, 1842, ae. 77, 

(/ and he May 20, 1848, ae. 
87. Lived in the house now occupied by Jas. Fish, on Whiting 
St. ch.: 1. Caleb, b. 1788, d. 1792. 2. Lucy, Jan. 17, 1791, 
d. June 15, 1840. 3. Susa G., Dec. 26, 1793, d. Oct. 11, 
1794. 4. Caleb, Mar. 21, 1795, m. 1, Mary Whiting, June 9, 
1823, who d. Sep. 2, 1850 ; and 2, Anne, da. Gideon Studley, 
May 11, 1852, lives on Whiting st., and had a da. Mary W., b. 
Mar. 21, 1829, d. Sep. 25, 1843. 5. Sage, Ap. 20, 1797, m. 
David Nichols, Cohas't., Nov. 28, 1817. 6. Ezra, May 21, 
1800, m. Sally Curtis, hved on Main st., and d. Oct. 3, 1831, 
having had ch., Ezra, Sep. 9, 1823, in Cohas't.; Josh. jS., Dec. 
6, 1825, m. Betsey B. Dwelley, June 20, 1847, and has Elmira 
E., Aug. 10, 1850; Lucius C, Mar. 20, 1828, in Cal'a.; and 
Edwin, Aug. 22, 1831, d. ae. 4. One other ch. d. young. 7. 
Jared, Ap. 15, 1804, m. Desire Loring, H'm., Jan. 1838, lives 
on Whiting st., and has Caleb L., Jan. 4, 1839, and Jared, Aug. 
15, 1842. 8. Lydia P., Sep. 26, 1806, m. Briggs Freeman, 
Ab'n., and d. Sep. 28, 1849. 

s. Wm. 18, m. Betsey Clapp, 

^-'//i^Lc>^^J^^'t<^o^'''^^^^^ Selectman in 

^^ ^1803, and '04, lived on 

Whiting St., and d. Mar. 19, 1825, ae. 63, and his wid. Mar. 17, 

1829, ae. 58. ch.: 1. Avis, Mar. 17, 1803, m. G. W. Turner, 



434 "WHITON. 

Oct. 22, 1829. 2. Marj, Jan. 30, 1805, m. Caleb Whiting, 
June 9, 1823, and d. Sep. 2, 1850. 3. Silvanus, Feb. 9, 1808, 
m. Lucy Bates, Nov. 20, 1828, lives on Whiting st., is a farmer, 
and has ch., SilvanuSj Nov. 24, 1829, m. Sarah J. Torre j, Jan. 
14, 1852; Betsei/ C, Oct. 7, 1831; Nathan, July 12, 1833; 
Imc2/ M., July 5, 1835; Laura A., July 28, 1837; Adelaide, 
Feb. 10, 1840 ; Thos. H. B., Jan. 10, 1842 ; Qeo. J)., Mar. 18, 
1845 ; Mary B., d. ; and Blmer, Feb. 8, 1849. 4. Wra., Feb. 
5, 1811, m. Cynthia Curtis, Nov. 20, 1831, lives on Whiting 
St., is a farmer, was Selectman in 1845, '47, '48, and '49; and, 
has ch., Triphena, Dec. 13, 1832; Ci/nthia, Sep. 14, 1834; 
Wm., May 19, 1836 ; Simeon, July 16, 1838, d. Mar. 4, 1839 ; 
Betsey, May 18, 1840 ; 3Iary, Ap. 1847 ; and Walter, Mar. 6, 
1850. 

43. Elijah, s. David 22, m. Lydia Lincoln, H'm., Jan. 7, 
1768, was a farmer, lived on " Bull's Lane," so called, and 
d. Mar. 16, 1814. ch.: 1. Lydia, Aug. 29, 1768, m. Jno. Chad- 
wick, Bos'n., Jan. 30, 1798. 2. Elij., b. 1770, d. 1778. 3. 
Peggy, 1771, d. 1773. 4. Peggy, June 17, 1775, m. Laban 
Beal, H'm., Oct. 2, 1796. 5. OHve, Dec. 3, 1777, m. a Felch, 
Boylston, Mass. 6. Elij., Dec. 29, 1779. 7. Bela, June 4, 
1783, went South, m., and d. there. 

44. Ezra, s. David 22, m. Martha Lincoln, Nov. 15, 1770, and 
d. in H'm., Oct. 25, 1773, and his wid. m. his bro. Moses. He 
had one son, Ezra, b. May 8, 1772, m. Emma, da. Thos. Jones, 
H'm., June 14, 1795, and d. in Mar. 1851, having had ch. : 
Uzra J., Ap. 5, 1797, of Bos'n. ; Bmma, Ap. 17, 1800, m. 
Benj. Andrews, H'm. ; Bbed, Sep. 18, 1802, m 1, Esther C. 
Richardson, and 2, Mary A. Howe, and lives in Bos'n ; Bela, 
Oct. 18, 1804, m. Martha L. Whitney, and had a son, Geo. H., 
b. 1829, d. 1830 ; Martha, Sep. 16, 1807, m. a Wiggins, Bos'n. ; 
Susan C, Sep. 8, 1810, m. Zadoc Hersey, H'm. ; Thos. L., b. 
1812, d. 1813 ; Thos.L., Dec. 28,1813; Peter: and Hannah B.^ 
m. Bela H. Whiton. 



WHITON. 435 

/wOQ s. David 22, m. Mar- 

45- / /? C/(^y^7~~ tli'^) "^vit^- of lii^ brother 

AAn \ rA /^7^ Wl Ezra W, and lived in 

L// IC/JL^ H'm., where he d. June 

9, 1823, and his w. Nov. 13, 1812. He was a merchant in H'm., 
on the Plain, and was a man of excellent character, and respect- 
able standing, ch. : 1. David, Ap. 23, 1775. 2. Wilson, Sep. 
26, 1777. 3. Mary, Aug. 26, 1780, m. Peter Sprague, Nov. 
28, 1799. 4. Sarah, Jan. 11, 1783, m. Judge Abel Gushing, 
June 16, 1811, and lives in Dorch'r. 5. Moses, June 26, 1785. 
6. Starks, June 26, 1785. 

46. Israel, s. Stephen 24, m. Hannah Stowell, IPm., Jan. 14, 
1781, and d. Aug. 2, 1840, ae. 82, and his w., who was b. Jan. 
9, 1761, d. Ap. 11 ? 1827. ch. : 1. Israel, m. Rebecca Cleverly, 
Ap. 11 ? 1802, and d. Nov. 6, 1825 ; no ch. 2. Campbell, Feb. 
19, 1784, known as Kimhall Whiting, m. Desire Jordan, and 
had ch., Henry; Kimball; Reheeca ; Harriet, m. a Smith; 
Lydia A., m. a Watson ; Blary A. ; Almira, m. a Leavens ; 
Ullen ; &nd Creorge. 3. Hannah, b. 1787, d. 1788. 4. Isaiah, 
Oct. 8, 1789, m. Martha Estabrooks, and had ch., Martha D., 
Sep. 18, 1811 ; Isa. a., May 5, 1813 ; Chas. K, Feb. 22, 1815; 
Susan A., May 24, 1817 ; Debo. C, May 19, 1820 ; Albert, b. 
1823, d. 1824; Anna A,, -lune 13, 1825 ; Emily E., Oct. 11, 
1827 ; Albert, Oct. 10, 1829 ; Olive M., May 4, 1832 ; and 
Wm. S., Oct. 28, 1834. 5. Royal, Feb. 2, 1792, m. Esther 
Cleverly, July 3, 1811, lives in Quincy, and has ch. : Elizab. i)., 
Ap. 9, 1812, m. Dr. T. L. Turner, Bos'n., Ap. 3, 1843; Hannah 
S., Ap. 25, 1814, m. Jairus Real, Nov. 29, 1838 ; Cath. 0. A., 
b. 1816, d. 1818 ; Cath. C. A., b. 1818, d. 1838 ; lioyal, July 
26, 1820, m. Rebecca A. Lothrop, Nov. 1, 1843 ; Hiram, Mar. 
22, 1823 ; Jas., b, 1825, d. 1826 ; Hannah J. 1 b. 1829, d. 
1848 ; Rebecca E., b. 1830, d. 1832. 6. Job S., Jan. 23, 1797, 
m. Lucy Fadden, of Ct., and had ch. : Lucy, Sep. 20, 1822 ; 
Lydia E. ? b. 1825, d. 1845 ; Josi. W,, Dec. 4, 1827 ; Lyman 
B. ; and Mehit. 8. 



436 WHITON. 

47. Enoch, s. Ccapt. Enoch 26, m. Martha Whiting, Sep. 14, 

1786, and d. in H'm., Dec. 30, 1811. ch. : 1. Desire, Ap. 15, 

1787, m. Jairus Mann, June 9, 1811.? 2. Enoch, b. 1789, d. 
1790. 3. Enoch, b. 1701, d. 1792. 4. Joanna, May 30,1793, 
m. Ed. Humphrey. ? 5. Martha, Feb. 27, 1795. 6. Sam'l., 
Ap. 7, 1797. 7. Mary W., Ap. 5, 1799, m. Jona. D. Pratt, 
Nov. 17, 1823. 8. Enoch, Oct. 12, 1801, m. Sarah, da. Col. 
John Collamore, Scit., lived in H'm., and d. ab. 1837, leaving 
ch. : Sarah A. ; and Mary C, m. Henry W. Clark, of Boston, 
April 17, 1851, and lives in Woburn. 9. Bethia, July 27, 1803. 
10. Christopher, Dec. 8, 1806. 11. Leah S., Mar. 21, 1808, 
m. Cushing Barnes, H'm., Dec. 16, 1830. 

48. Elij., s. Elij. 27, m. Charity, da. Job Loring, H'm., May 
20, 1798, Avas a carpenter by trade, and a farmer, and d. in H'm., 
in Mar. 1837. ch.: 1. Elijah, Mar. 6, 1799, m. Lydia, da. 
Crocker Wilder, H'm., Sep. 18, 1822, and has ch., Chas., Nov. 
9, 1824, (m. Sarah J., da. Capt. Seth Hersey, and has 2 ch., 
Sarah J., 1848, and Chas., Mar. 27, 1850 ;) and George, Oct. 
12, 1828. 2. Loring, Oct. 29, 1801, a skilful carpenter, was m., 
and is prob. d. He had ch., George, who is one of the commu- 
nity of Shakers, at Harvard, Mass.; Stephen, a mariner, drowned 
on a voyage to Smyrna, 1852 ; and Caroline, who is m., and 
lives in Bos'n. 3. Lavinia, February 2, 1804, m. Jacob Tirrell, 
Wey'h., and has 5 ch. 4. Elizab., 1806, unm. 5. Charlotte, 
b. 1808, d. 1813. 6. Alvan, Sep. 23, 1811, living unm., in H'm. 

Note. The son Elijah, is a man of rare mechanical ability, and has been 
the successful inventor of various machines, several of which liave been pa- 
tented, and have been found highly useful. Hts latest invention, a machine 
for sawing volutes and cylinders, is now in operation, in H'm., and prom- 
ises to work quite a revolution in the bucket business. Did our limits pre- 
mit, we might fill a long chapter with a sketch of the life of Mr. W., whose 
varied incidents would be instructive and encouraging to the young. He 
has been somewhat in political life, and is a man of great energy of charac- 
ter, persevering in whatever he undertakes, and carrying it on to a success- 
ful issue. 

49. Blossom, s. Elijah, 27, m. Sarah Lincoln, and Hved in 
Chas'n., where he d. ch.: 1. Blossom L. 2. Jas. 3. Albert. 
4. Walter. 5. Henry. 6. Sarah. 7. Mary, m. Mark War- 
ren. 



wuiTON. 437 

50. Ephraim, s. Jotliam, 29, m, Mchit. Hobart, Ab'n., ia 
1810, and d. Ap. 14, 1842. Lived in Ab'n., and was a shoema- 
ker by trade. He was also a trader for a time in Bos'n. ch.: 1. 
Eph'm. W., Mar. 16, 1811, of Bos'n., m. Sarah Morton, Dux'j., 
and has Helen U., Adelaide L., and Walter B. 2. Geo. L., 
Mar. 24, 1813, m. Maria Peterson, Dux'j., and has tSasati 31., 
July 4, 1835. 3. Alden, May 9, 1816, m. Sophronia Hunting- 
ton, Ct., and has Amelia S., and Lydia. 4. Henry, Feb. 23, 
1819, m. Almedia ? Watson, and lives in Dux'y. 5. Polly, Nov. 
15, 1821, m. Jno. W. Estes, of Hanover. 6. Peter W., Dec. 3, 
1825, d. Oct. 1, 1847. 7. Ljdia, Dec. 3, 1825, m. Benj. H. 
Bowker, of Hanover. 8. Merrill, Sep. 25, 1835. 

51. Eleazer, s. Barzillai 30, m. 1, Reverence Nash, Ab'n., 
1810, who d. Feb. 19, 1816 ; and 2, Nancy Hobart, Nov. 18, 
1821, hves in E. Ab'n., and has ch : 1. Clarissa, Jan. 27, 1811, 
m. Vincent Blanchard, N. Ab'n. (By 2d,) 2. Elbridge, Aug. 

1, 1822, surveyor ; a young man of fine talents, and great prom- 
ise, now engaged on one of the railroads in Ill's. 3. Leonard, 
May 8, 1824, m. Elizab. Hobart, Dorch'r., lives in E. Ab'n., and 
has Harriet E., July 25, 1847 ; Leonard A., Jan. 1849 ; and 
Henry, 1850. 4. Jacob, Dec. 28, 1825, hves in Milford. 5. 
Marilla, May 26, 1828, m. Jos. W. Davis, E. Ab'n., and has 
Willard W., and Geo. H. 6. Rowena, b. 1831, d. 1832. 7. 
Roxa A., July 13, 1833. Joanna E., Jan. 3, 1838. 

52. Ithamar, s. Barzillai 30, m. Abig. Mann, and lived in E. 
Ab'n., where he d. July 31, 1820, ae. 34. ch. : 1. Lydia G., 
Dec. 28, 1811, m. Gideon B. Phillips, and lives in E. Ab'n. 

2. Abig., Ap. 24, 1813, m. John H. Marsh, Worcester. 3. Ste- 
phen, Ap. 13, 1819, m. 1, Mary Prouty, who d. Ap. 10, 1844 ; 
and 2, Judith A. Baker, Midd'o., lives in E. Ab'n., and has 
Stephen W., b. 1843, d. 1844; (by 2d,) Simeon D., June 15, 
1847 ; and Herbert J., Aug. 6, 1849. 4. Rowena, May 11,' 
1814, d. ae. 3. 

53. Daniel, s. Daniel 31, m. Phoebe, da. Capt. Enoch Whiting, 
and sett, in N. Brookf 'd., in 1810, where he d. in Feb. 1850. 
ch. : 1. Lewis, is m., and has Caroline, Rebecca', Phoebe, and 
Frances. 2. Nelson, m. Cath., da. Sam'l. Gardner, H'm., and 



438 



WHITON. 



had 1 son, Gardner, d. ae. 11. 3. Daniel. 4. Rev. Ljman, of 

Reading, Mass. 5. Eliza, m. Parker Johnson, of N. Brookfield. 

NoTK. — The anniversai\y of the fiftieth wedding day of Mr. Daniel W., 
and his wife, was eelebrated hy appropriate festivities, on which oceasion, 
the following odes were sung : — 

THE GOLDEN MARRIAGE, 

OR THE 
FIFTIETH MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY 



MR. DANIEL AND MRS. PHCEBE WHITING. 



[Jan. IT, I798.I 



HYMN, 



ADDRESS. 



[Jan. 11, 1848.1 
PLACING THE RING. 



Our Father God, befure Thee now, 
Togetlier we, tliy children bow, 
And joyful, willing songs of praise 
From lip and heart, to Thee we raise. 

We 're gathered on the cherished spot, 
Where thou in wisdom cast the lot 
Of parents ; who, before Thee stand 
With children, these, a filial band. 

Back half a century's rolling years, 
This night; with love, and hopes and fears, 
Their bridal vows, they made in youth;— 
Since kept with holy faith and truth. 

Through life's bright prime; through wiser 

days, 
Together toiled their blended ways. 
And now Age smites, they kiss the rod, 
And patient wait their call to God. 

Now, sons and daughters, come to bless 
Their kind parental faithfulnes-. 
And childrens' children, join and sing- 
While orphan hearts thank-olTerings bring. 

Departed ones, who shared this love. 

Raise holier songs in homes above ! 

Help us, O God! to join their song 

And in thy praise their strains prolong. S. 

54. Sylvaniis, s. Dan'l. 31, m. Hannah Stoddard, H'm., Feb. 
26, 1800, and lives in H'm. ch.: 1. Sylvanus, m. Sibyl Gard- 
ner, H'm., Jan. 1, 1828, and has Adaline 0. 2. Nathan, m. 
Tempe. Bicknell, Wej'h., and has Tempe., Susan A., and Creorge. 
3. Nahum, m. Meribel Orcutt, lives in E. "VVej'h., and has Mary 
^.,and Anna L. 4. Silas, m. 1, Mary Dyer, Braintree, and 2, 
Anne Newcomb, Wey'h,, lives in W., and has 3Iary i., Susan 
M; and Emma J. 5. Hannah, m. Chas. Gardner, jr. 6. Ly- 
dia, m. Chas. Whiting. 7. Mary, m. Jas. Matthewson, Wey'h. 



HYMN. 
Father, and Mother ! Husband, Wife ! 
Names in which dwell earth's holiest charms. 
We hail this length of wedded life, — 
Of aged vows — of trembling palms. 

Dim eyes, gray locks, were bright the day 
These bridal vows, ye yoitthful took. 
The' dimmed the eye, the locks turned gray. 
Their bonds, not loosened, nor forsook. 

Since that far day, how sore the strife 
In household toil, ye two have borne 
Daughters and Sons — life from your life 
Have drawn ; 'till yours' is waste and worn. 

We children greet you on this day, 
Father and Mother, take our song, — 
While " little longer" you may stay, 
We would in peace your hours jirolong. 

Now old, fond love, drop gladsome tears. 
These children hands, shall 'fend from need, 
'Till it'e all end our mortal years, 
Then Jesus, count us " holy seed." 



wniTON. 439 

55. Theoph., s. Zacli. 32, m. Hannah Collamore, Scit., who 
d. Sop. 25, 1824, and he May 4, 1831. ch.: 1. Hannah C, 
Dec. 14, 1798, m. David Cushing, E. Ab'n., and has Wm. S., 
Davis, Brainerd, Urban W., Sarah C, Andreiv «/., Fanny W., 
and Henry J. 2. Lusanna, Dec. 21, 1800, m. Silas Ripley, 
Ab'n., 1821, and d. Feb. 15, 1830. 3. Theoph. W., Dec. 7, 1802, 
m. Mary Paine, Rdl'ph, and had Nancy A., b. and d. 1833, and 
Leonard W., d. 1840. 4. Zenas L., Oct. 3, 1804, m. Mary 
Lane, Ab'n., 1825, and has Hiram L., Nov. 1825 ; 3Iary A., Sep. 

26, 1827, m. Andrew Rogers, Hanover; Edivin T7., Dec. 9, 
1830 ; Albert L., b. and d. 1834 ; Henry L. ; Emily L. ; Al- 
bert F.; Josephine M.; and Wm. i., Jan. 26, 1849. 5. Maria, 
July 28, 1807, m. Peter W. Real, E. Ab'n. 6. Oilman C, Feb. 
16, 1809, m. Diantha Stoddard, Abington; lives in H., on Main 
street, has been constable, &c.; and has ch.: Diantha S., Septem- 
ber 27, 1830; 3Iary TF., August 22, 1831 ; Nathan (7., April 
15, 1833 ; Hannah M., June 10, 1835, d. September 27, 1852 ; 
Soranus W., October 1836, d. July, 1839 ; Anson V., Aug. 
1838 ; and Lusanna 31., April 14, 1842. 7. Piam C, June 

27, 1811. m. Sarah D. Rrooks, September 15, 1831, and died 
Aug. 12, 1845, leaving ch., Fiam W., b. 1832, d. 1833 ; Fd- 
tvin W., Dec. 2, 1833 ; Angeline S., Aug. 9, 1836 ; Piam A., 
Ap. 1838 ; and Liiey M., Feb. 28, 1843. 8. Edwin, July 19, 
1813, m. Mary Rattles, N. Rridg'r., and d. Jan. 2, 1844, and his 
wid., in 1851, leaving no ch. 9. Hiram, Jan. 28, 1818, d. Feb. 
6, 1823. 

56. Hosea, s. Zach. 32, m. 1, Anne Stoddard, H'm., Nov. 11, 
1804, who d. June 16, 1844 ; and 2, Alice Turner ; — lives in 
H'm., and is a farmer, ch.: 1, Hosea, Jan. 12, 1806, m. 1, Re- 
thia Curtis, Oct. 24, 1827, who d. July 13, 1831 ; 2, Maria A. 
Hawes, 1831, who d. Sep. 1841 ; and 3, Mary E. Stone, June 
10, 1843 ; lives in H'm., is a shoemaker, and has ch., G-eo. £., 
Oct. 19, 1828, (m. Mary Damon, Mf d., Jan. 1, 1851, and lives 
in Wey'h.); Alfred B., June 27, 1832; and Florinda (7., Oct. 
22, 1839. 2. Ann, Mar. 6, 1808, m. Spencer Shaw, Ap. 1, 
1838. 3. Chas., March 30, 1811, m. Lydia Whiting. April 1, 
1838, lives in Wey'h., and has lloivena C, and Chas. Z>. 4. 



440 WHITON. 

Jane, May 26, 1813, m. Chas. Shaw, Cummington. 5. Persis, 
January 2, 1815, m. John Ilaynes, Charlcstown. G. Ruth, m. 
May 10, 1817, m. Jno. W. Penniman, H'm., Feb. 26, 1837. 7. 
Harriet, June 27, 1810, m. Dexter M. Wolcott, Jan. 8, 1843. 
8. Dexter, Jan. 6, 1824, m. Ann Tisdale, Oct. 20, 1847, and 
lives in Il'm.; no ch. (By 2d,") 9 Alice R., June 6, 1846. 

67. Perez, s. Amasa 33, a carpenter by trade, m. 1, Marj 
Bowker, Scit., Nov. 13, 1790, who d. Ap. 4, 1823, and 2, Sarah 
Simmons, Dux'y. ; and lives in So. H'm. His 2d w. is also d. 
ch. : 1. Perez S., Oct. 19, 1800, m. Lucy C, da. Hon. E. F. 
Jacobs, and lives in N. Y'k. 2. Mary, Feb. 6, 1802, ni. Rev. 
Calvin Gardner, Waterville, Me., Dec, 26, 1825. 3. Adaline, 
Feb. 2, 1804, m. Ed. Jacobs, Scit., Ap. 16, 1826. 4. Caroline, 
Feb. 2, 1804, m. Laban Jacobs, H'm., Feb. 2, 1823. 5. Geo., 
Mar. 1, 1806, d. Ap. 7, 1823. 6. Chas., May 20, 1808, m. 
Anna C. Fearing, H'm., Jan. 10,, 1830, is a mf r. of edge tools, 
in H'm., near Accord Pond, and has Chas. i>.. Mar., 1831, d. 
June, 1848 ; Catli. B., 1835 ; and Geo. F. 7. Albert, Feb. 
23, 1810, a master mason, and contractor, m. Sarah G. Fearing, 
H'm., and has Albert T., Sep. 30, 1833, clerk with J. J. Whiting 
& Co., Boston; Geo. F. ; and Sarah iT., Mar. 21, 1849. 8. 
Winslow L., Ap. 1, 1813, m. Ann E. Ripley, of H'm., lives in 
Newark, and has ch. 9. Benj. S., Mar. 22, 1815, m. Olive Fear- 
ing, H'm., who d. ab. 1849, and he is living in Ab'n. Has TFf?6- 
sier J.., Sep. 27,1810; Shurtleff ; and Olive A. 10. Davis J., 
Nov. 15, 1816, unm. 11. Julia A., Feb. 7, 1820, m. Wm. 
Brown, shoe manf'r., Ab'n. 

(Capt. Joseph J.) s. Amasa 33, a house carpenter by trade, and 
for many years a highly respectable master mechanic in Bos'n., 
m. 1, Anna E. Crane, and 2, Cath. Bowker ; lived latterly in S. 
H'm., where his son Amasa now resides, where he d. in Oct. 1838. 
A view of his residence is given in the Frontispiece, ch. : 
1. Joseph J., b. in Bos'n., June 25, 1818, and now an ex- 
tensive merchant in B., of the firm of Whiting, Kehoe & Gal- 




WHITON. 441 

loupe, dealers in clothing, &c., on Federal st. Not m. 2. Am^;- 
sa, Oct. 15, 1821, m. Hannah L. Fearing, H'm., lives on his fath- 
er's place, and has ch., Mary L., June 21, 1845, and Amasa J., 
Ap. 2, 1849. 3. Catherine, Jan. 24, 1823 ? d. Oct. 9, 1826. 

b^. Benj., s. Benj., 34, m. Lydia Stoddard, Dec. 10, 179T, 
and Hves in H'm., near Accord Pond. A blacksmith by trade, 
ch. : 1. Jared, May 20, 1798, d. Dec. 1817. 2. Richard, Ap. 
19, 1800, m. Mary Stoddard, lives in H'm., and is a shoe- 
maker ; no ch. 3. Lydia, Jan. 3, 1803. 4. Maria, Dec. 7, 

1804, m. Freeman House, H'm. 5. Joanna, Mar., 1807, m. 
Freeman French, H'm., Dec. 28, 182(3. 6. Joel, May, 1809, m. 
Eunice Ide, of Seekonk, hves in Ab'n., is a shoemaker, and has 
Benj. S., d. young; and Eunice I. 7. Pamela, Oct. 6, 1814, 
m. Benj. Mann, Hanover. 8. Jared, Mar. 31, 1819, not m. 9. 
Elizab., Oct. 1821, m. Jas. M. Burrill, H'm. 

60. Elijah, s. Elijah 43, m. 1, Susan Beal, who d. Aug. 1, 
1812 ; and 2, Mary Lincoln, Wey'h ; lived in H'm., was a packet 
man, of the line running from Bos'n. to H'm., and d. in H'm., 
June 17, 1841, ae. 61. ch. : 1. Susan L., Dec. 27, 1809, m. 
Eben'r. Pratt, Bos'n. (By 2d,) 2. Elijah L., Jan. 15, 1814, 
m. Rachael C. Lincoln, H'm., Jan. 1, 1840, hves in H'm., is a 
hatter, and has ch.. Dexter B., 1842 ; Charlotte L., 1844 ; and 
3Iari/ L., Aug., 1848. 3. Bela H., Feb. 14, 1816, wheelwright, 
lives in H'n., m. Hannah, da. Ezra Whiting, Feb. 22, 1844, and 
has Frances H., Jan. 30, 1846, and Elenor B., Jan. 24, 1848. 
4. Fred'k., May 4, 1818, hatter, of Bos'n., m. Sarah Waters, and 
has Sarah W., and Susan. 5. Mary L., Ap. 17, 1820, m. Sid- 
ney Sprague, H'm. 6. Lucy, Oct. 9, 1822, m. Luther Sprague, 
H'm. 7. Erastvis, Jan. 11, 1826,m. Priscilla Burr, in Jan. l8o3, 
and lives in H'm. 8. Jno. C, Aug. 21, 1828, of Bos'n. ; not m. 

61. David, s. Moses 45, m. Nabby Fearing, H'm., Jan. 16, 
1803, and was for many years a diligent and successful merchant 
in H'm., in the grain and flour business. He d. Aug; 14, 1843. 
ae. 68. ch. : }. Merriall, Dec. 3, 1803. 2. Nabby F., Sep. 6, 

1805, m. Morris Fearing, H'm. 3. Mary R., Sep. 28, 1806, d. 
Jan. 2, 1808. 4. Mary R., June 18, 1808. 5. David, Oct. 9, 

28 



442 WILDER. 

1809, m. 1, Lucy P. Dorr, Bos'n., Nov. 3, 1842, who d. Sep. 4, 
1843 ; and 2, Ellen L. Kelloran, of Portland, Me., and is of the 
well known firm of Whiton, Train & Co., Bos'n. ; no ch. 6. 
Wm., Nov. 3, 1811, m. Abig. Ripley, of H'm., Jan. 31, 1849, is 
of the firm of Whiton, Train & Co., and has eh., Abhy H., Jan., 
20, 1840, d. ae. 2 ; Wm. T., d. ae. 3 ; Chas F.,k.x\g. 20, 1844 ; 
Lucy D. ; Abhy li. ; and Laura and Fanny^ twins, b. Mar. 23, 
1851. 7. Harriet, Jan. 9, 1814. 8. Lydia R., Feb. 11, 1816. 
9 Thos. K, Ap. 14, 1821, merchant, Bos'n. 

62. Wilson, s. Moses 45, m. Chloe White, Wey'h., Oct. 21, 
1804, and for many years kept the well known packet station, at 
the head of Long Wharf, Bos'n. He is yet living, in H'm. ch. : 

1. Wilson, Feb. 1,1805, 2. Jane T., Mar. 31, 1807. 3. Thos. 
J., Mar. 7, 1809, of Bangor, Me., is m., and has 2 ch. 4. Jno. 
P., June 13, ? 1811, m. 1, Maria E. Orne, Camb., Feb. 5, 1838, 
who d. May 5, 1844 ; and 2, Lydia B. Bancroft, of Danvers, in 
June, 1846 ; is a merchant in Bos'n. ; and has ch., Jno. W. ; 
Clias. H. ; (By 2d,) 3Iaria L. ; lost one son, d. young, 5. 
Henry, Aug. 14, 1812, ? of Bos'n. ; not m. 6. Adaline, Sep. 
16,? 1816. 7. Elizab. H., Mar. 2, 1820. 8. Sarah C, Ap. 5, 
1822, d. Sep. 29, 1823. 

63. Moses, s. Moses 45, m. Ann Stoddard, H'm., Jan. 7, 

1810, lives in H'm., and is a grain dealer, at the Cove. ch. : 1. 
Moses L., May 1, 1814, m. Sophia M. Parker, Bos'n., Jan., 1837, 
lives in Somerville, and has ch., Mary A.^ d. ae. 4; Creo. H., 
1840; Sophia, 184:2; Caroline F., d. ae. 4; Siud llachael P., 
June, 1848. 2. Mary A., June 8, 1816, m. Jno. W. Pierce, 
carpenter, Feb. 11, 1841. 3. Stark, of Bos'n. ; not m. Some 
ch. d. young. 

64. Starks, s. Moses 45, m. Hannah, da. Capt. Benj. Dyer, 
Wey'h., and was a merchant, in W. ch.: 1. Joseph, of Camb. 

2. Lydia, m. Jno. P. Lovell, Wey'h. 3. Benj., d. unra. 4. Lu- 
cinda? 5. Hannah? m. a Reed, and lives in Bangor. The rec- 
ords of this family are wanting. 

WILDER, Isaac, of H'm., s. Isaac, m. Ruth Mann, and lived 
in Hanover, on Main st., where he d. Mar. 30, 1818, ae. 41. 
His wid. survives, ch. : 1. Ruth, Ap., 1803, m. Vaniah Prou- 



wiNSLOw. 443 

tj, Sep. 11, 1822, 2. Isaac M., June 19, 1805, a trader at the 
Four Corners, m. Lucinda Eells, Feb. 5, 1834, and has ch.y Isaac. 
Nov. 15, 1834 ; Joseph E., Ap. 24, 1839 ; and Lucinda^ July, 
1841. 3. Hannah, Sep., 1807, d. Nov. 12, 1829. 4, Jno., 
1809, m. Mary Tolman, and lives in Bridg'r. 5. David, 1812, of 
Bridg'r. 6. Caleb, d. May 22, 1818, ae. 16 mo&. 

2. Laban, bro. Isaac, and s. Isaac, of H'm., m. Rebecca Don- 
nell, and d. in H., Mar. 6, 1848, ae. 63, and his w. ae. ab. 60, 
Lived on Main St., in the Chas. Donnell house, ch. : 1- Rebecca, 
m. Ansel G. Grose, of So. Scit., Nov. 27, 1826. 2. Jane, m. 
Ezek'l. T. Hatch, Oct. 16, 1833. 3. Laban, m. 1, Lucy C, da, 
Joseph Curtis, July 15, 1832, who d. Ap. 21, 1843, and 2, Har- 
riet, da. Daniel Chapman, July 9, 1844, is a shoemaker, lives in 
So. Scit., and has sev. ch. 4. Chas., Dec, 1811, m. Mary A. 
Hayden, lives in So. Scit., is a shoemaker,, and has also sev. ch. 
Another da. m. a Ford, 

3. Joseph C, s. Joseph, jr., of H'li:., b. June 13, 1815, m. 
Priscilla, da. Geo. W. Bailey,, hves on King st., with his fa.-in- 
law, is a shoemaker by trade, and has ch, 

WINSLOW. Five brothers of this name, ch. of Edward Wins- 
low, of Droitwich, in Worcestershire,. Eng'd,, came early to' New 
Eng'd., and from these have sprung most of that name noAV in the 
U. S. Edward, the first, known as Gov. Winslow, with his w. 
Elizab., came in the Mayflower, 1620 \ and his w. dying the 
spring after, he m. 2, Susanna, wid. of Wm. White, 1622, lived 
in Mfd., at his seat called CaresruU, and- there d. Gilbert, the 
2d, arrived in the same vessel, but soon after left the colony, and 
it is said went to Portsmouth, and d, before 1660, without issue. 
Jno., the 3d, came in the Fortune, in 1621, and m, Mary Chilton, 
the adventurous maiden, who was the first to step on the memor- 
able rock of Plymouth. Some of his dec'ts. live in Bos^^n. Kenelm, 
the 4th, arrived at Plymouth, in 1629, m. Elenor, wid. of John 
Adams, 1631, and sett, in Mf 'd. He had sons Kenelm, Nath'L, 
and Job, and d. in 1672. From the son Nath'l., descended Maj, 
Nath'l., of Scit., the ancestor of Josiah Winslow, now living in 
H. Josiah, the 5th brother, came with Kenelm, in 1629, Avas in 
Scit. in 1637^ and in Mf 'd., after 1643, and d. in L67,4,, ae. 69, 



444 wiNSLow. 

leaving ch. As but few of the descendants are now living in II., 
we do not deem it necessary to extend our skL-tch further than to 
show the connexion between them and the original settlers. 

2. Naih'l. , s. Kenelm, m. Faith Miller, 1(3(34, was of Mf'd., 
and his oldest son, Nath'l., b. 1(3(37, m. Lydia Snow, 1(392, and 
had Oliver, 1702, who was of Scit. , m. 1, Agatha Bryant, and 2, 
Bethia Prior, 1749, and lived near the 3d Herring Brook, where 
his descendants still reside. His ch., bap. in Hanover, were 1. 
Oliver, killed in the French war, in 1758, leaving a son Oliver, a 
Rev'n. pensioner, in Scit., now d. 2. Buth, July 22, 1789. 8. 
Nath'l., Oct. 11, 1741. 4. John, Feb. 5, 1743, moved to Noble- 
boro', Me. (By 2nd,) 5. Bethiah, Sep. 29, 1751. 6. Joseph, 
1753, d. early. 

3. Nath'l., s. Oliver, s. Nath'l. 2, early espoused the Am. 
cause, in the Rev'n. War, entered the Army in 1776, rose to the 
rank of 3Iajor, and acquitted himself with honor in the southern 
expeditions. He m. Sarah Hatch, 1766, and was fa. of Nath'l., 
b. 1767, who m. Clarissa, da. Ebn'r. Curtis, of H., Oct. 13, 1796, 
and had Josiah, now of II., who m. Abigail;, da. Lemuel Curt;s> 
and lives on Washington st., ab. one mile N. of the Four Corners. 
No children. 

4. Thomas, s. Thos., of riym'h.,m. 1, Ruth Grose, Feb. 20, 
1810, who d. Feb. 13, 1828, ae. 45 ; and 2, Harriet Delano, of 
Dux'y. A carpenter by trade. ch. : 1. Thos. G., July 20, 
1800, m. 1, Susan, W. Gardner, of H'm., Oct. 28, 1822 ; and 2, 
a Pollard, of Me. , lived in Boston, and d. ab. 1846. 2. Joshua, 
May 12, 1801. 3. Charles, Miiy 16, 1803. 4. Richmond, July 
30, 1S04. 5. Pelham, Nov. 17, 1805. 6. Lucy T., Sep. 26, 
1808, m. Geo. Hildreth, of Dorch'r., May 24, 1830. 7. Henry, 
Nov., 1810. 8. Wm., Feb. 10, 1812. 9. Ruth G., July 24, 
1814. 10. Elizab., b. Feb. 9, d. June 23, 1816. 11. Elenor J., 
Dec. 28, 1816, m. Isaiah Jenkins, and d. 1848. 12. Samuel, 
Oct. 14, 1818, d. Oct. 14, 1820. 13. Mary, Nov. 22, 1819, m. 
David Freeman, of Dux'y. 14. Priscilla B., Dec. 28, 1821. 
15. Samuel L. F., Nov. 18, d. Dec. 27, 1825. 

5. Charles, s. Thos. 4, m. Margaret L. Litchfield, in 1827, 
lives on Circuit st., and is a shoemaker by trade. Was Selectman 



AVOLCOTT — WOOD. 445 

from 1846-48. ch. : 1. Charles L., Mar. 3, 1828. 2. Rachel 
F., June 16, 1832, m. Chas. Josseljn, May 16, 1850. 3. Hden, 
Feb. 9, 1838. 

6. Richmond, s. Thos. 4, m. Harriet Howard, of Dux'y., Jan. 
10, 1828, lives on Circuit st., and is an anchor smith by trade, 
ch. : 1. Samuel R., Mar. 14, 1829, m. Elizab. Bates, Mar. 22, 
1849, and lives in Plym'h. 2. James B., Oct. 22, 1830. 3. 
Rebecca H., Sep. 22, 1832. 4. Erastus B , July 14, 1834. 
5. John A., Mar. 2, 1837. 6. Joshua S., July 15, 1840. 7. 
Daniel W., Dec. 15, 1842. 8. Frederick R., Ap. 2, 1848. 

7. Henry, s. Thos. 4; m. Harriet, da. Nath'l. Pratt, June 15, 
1835, lives on Summer st., and is a shoemaker, ch. : 1. Harriet 
F., Feb. 10, 1841. 

WOLCOTT, Rev. Calvin, a desc't. of the noted family of 
Wolcotts, of Ct., m. Sarah, da. Col, Saml. Gardner, of Danvers, 
Mass., collat. desc't. of Gen. Putnam, of Ct., and was sett, in H., 
as Rector of St. Andrew's Church, from 1818 to 1834, and is now 
colleague with Rev. Dr. Tyng, of N. York. ch. : 1. Elizab. G., 
b. in Marblehead, Dec. 30, 1812, m. Dr. Jacob Richards, of 
Braintree, and is d. 2. Augustus C, b. at Danvers, Oct. 15, 
1814, d. at Havana, in 1832. 3. Sarah A., b. at Marblehead, 
Mar. 27, 1817. Notm. 4. Samuel G., b. in Hanover, Jan. 2, 
1820, grad. Wash. Coll., Hartford, Ct., and is sett, as a Physician 
in Utica, N. Y. 5. Henrietta B., b. in Hanover, May 15, 1823, 
m. Edwin A., s. Hon. Joseph Richards, of Braintree, and lives 
in B. 6. Asa G., b. in Hanover, Ap. 25, 1825, grad. Wash. 
Coll., and is sett, in N. Y. city, as a Teacher of Languages. 7. 
George C, b. in H., July 15, 1827, grad. B. U., 1848, and d. 
Oct. 24, 1851. Principal of the Acad, in H. for one term. 

WOOD, Alexander, Esq., s. Ichabod, of Midd'o., b. Nov. 5, 
1796, m. Louisa Bourne, of M., Oct. 1824, hves near the Four 
Corners, was formerly a lawyer. Is P. M., and has been engaged 
in trade for many years, ch. : 1. Louisa B., Mar. 21, 1826. 2. 
Wm. B., Oct. 27, 1831. 3. Ed. F., Sep. 28, 1834. 4. Henry 
A., Oct. 22, 1836. 5. Ellen P., Dec. 25, 1838. 6. Lucy P., 
Jan. 16, 1843, d. Feb. 15, 1850. 



446 WOODMAN — WRIGHT. 

2. Abner, s. Ezra, of Midd'c, m. 1, Marg't. Bessey, and 2, 
Mary Bessey, and lives on Centre st. ch. : 1. Abner A., July 1, 
1827. 2. Marg't. B., Mar. 1, 18'5l. 3. Ezra, Nov. 11, 1833. 
4. Mary B., July 19, 1835. (By 2d,) 5. Charles R., May 12, 

1848. 

WOODMAN, James, s. Barney, of Scit., m. Mary C. Bates, 
Nov. 24, 1850, lives on Centre street, and is a carpenter by 
trade, ch. : Mary V., Mar. 15, 1851. 

WRIGHT, Warren, s. Levi, of Plymp'n., m. Ruth J. Raskins, 
of Scit., May 29, 1839, and lives near the Four Corners, in the 
house built by himself. A blacksmith by trade, ch. : Warren 
J., Feb. 26, 1846. 2. Frances J., June 12, 1848. 



A P r E N D 1 1 



Barstov/ Family. Since this work went to press, we have 
obtained the following additional particulars relative to the Bars- 
tow family. The original name seems to have been Burstow ; 
and we find this name in Sussex Co., in the reign of Edward II., 
A. D., 1308, at which date grants were made to lloherto de 
Burstowe. See " Documents Illustrative of English History, in 
the 13th and 14th Centuries," in the N. E. Gen. Soc. Lib.; and 
Rymer's Foedera, vol. 3. In the reign of Henry III., A. D., 
1271, we find in Suffolk Co., Will, de Burstowe, and Christiana, 
his ivife. See " Excerpta Rotulis," &c., vol. 3, in the N. E, 
Gen. Soc. Lib. In the " History of Surrey and Sussex," pub. 
in London, in 1829, vol. 2, p. 273, we find the parish of Burstow 
described, which is "situate in the weald of Surrey, and is not 
mentioned in Domesday Book. It adjoins Home on the east, 
Horley on the west, Blechingley and Nutfield on the north, and 
Worth, in Sussex, on the south. In 1821, there were 915 in- 
habitants, and 106 houses in this parish. The manors of Burs- 
tow Court lodge, Burstoiv, Burstoiv lodge, and Red hall, are 
situate in this parish, and principally belong to M. Sanders and 
T. Dickson, Esqrs. The benefice is a rectory, in the deanery of 
Ewell. It is rated in the valor of Ed. I. at 12 marks, in the 
king's book at X15 13s. 4(7. It is a pecuUar of the Archbishop 
of Canterbury, and is in the patronage of the king. The church, 
dedicated to St. Bartholomew, consists of a nave and south aisle, 
a chancel, and a wooden turret and steeple at the west end. The 
interior is particularly neat. On Smallfield Common, in this par- 



448 APPENDIX. 

ish, is the remaining part of a mansion-house, built of stone, ■vvhicli 
belonged to the family of De Btirstow, and passed from them to 
that of Bjshe, long settled there. It was formerly called. Crutt- 
ings, and was given by Bartholomew, (Lord Burgherst,) to John 
de Burstow, as an acknowledgment for assistance received from 
him when thrown from his horse in an engagement with the 
French. The house, of which part is now standing, is supposed 
to have been erected by Edward Byshe. He was a bencher of 
Lincoln's Inn, and a great practitioner in the Court of Wards, 
tvhere he amassed his fortune, and used jokingly to say, that he 
" built his house with woodcocks' heads." 

We think it probable, that branches of this family, — the Burs- 
tows, — settled in Yorkshire ; and from the latter, sprung t'.e 
Barstows who emio-rated to America. 



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